Cisco ASA5500 Security Appliances - Combining Firewall, Malicious Software, and VPN Features.
Cisco's ASA5500 Security
Appliance Series combines features from Cisco's PIX firewall line and
CVPN3000 lines (Click
here for Cisco's overview of this line and available models). The ASA5500 line
provides a variety of advanced security features, including security over
phishing, spam, hacking, spyware, and viruses. The entry level ASA5505 can have
limited as well as unrestricted user versions, while higher level models (5510,
5520, 5540, and others) are unlimited user versions. Security level features can
also be selected for each model. Higher level models provide
greater throughput capabilities as well as enhanced features.
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As shown in the ASA5520 at left, the ASA lines sport newer features, including compact flash modules, USB ports, 10/100/1000 gigabit interfaces, and expansion slots which can be provisioned with modules adding highly sophisticated security features in addition to those built-in.
Cisco has SSM expansion modules that can be installed - including the ASA-SSM-CSC (Content Security and Control Security Services Module) and the ASA-SSM-AIP (Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module) . Cisco describes the CSC-SSM module as follows: "The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) delivers industry-leading threat protection and content control at the Internet edge providing comprehensive antivirus, anti-spyware, file blocking, anti-spam, anti-phishing, URL blocking and filtering, and content filtering, all available in a comprehensive easy-to-manage solution delivered by industry leaders. The CSC-SSM bolsters the Cisco ASA 5500 Series' strong security capabilities providing customers with additional protection and control over the content of their business communications. The service module provides additional flexibility and choice over the functionality and deployment of Cisco's award-winning Cisco ASA 5500 Series Family of appliances." The ASA-SSM-AIP is described as follows: "The Cisco® Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module (AIP-SSM) for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance provides proactive, full-featured intrusion prevention services to stop malicious traffic, including worms and network viruses, before they can affect your network."
ASA550 models and expansion modules are listed below:
| Cisco
ASA 5500 Series Security Services Modules |
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| ASA-SSM-AIP-10-K9 | ASA 5500 AIP Security Services Module-10 | ||
| ASA-SSM-AIP-10-K9= | ASA 5500 AIP Security Services Module-10 | ||
| ASA-AIP-10-INC-K9 | ASA 5500 AIP Security Services Module-10 included w/ bundles | ||
| ASA-SSM-AIP-20-K9 | ASA 5500 AIP Security Services Module-20 | ||
| ASA-SSM-AIP-20-K9= | ASA 5500 AIP Security Services Module-20 | ||
| ASA-AIP-20-INC-K9 | ASA 5500 AIP Security Services Module-20 included w/ bundles | ||
| ASA-CSC-10-INC-K9 | ASA 5500 CSC Security Services Module-10 included w/ bundles | ||
| ASA-CSC-20-INC-K9 | ASA 5500 CSC Security Services Module-20 included w/ bundles | ||
| ASA-SSM-CSC-10-K9 | ASA Content Security SSM-10 w/ 50 Usr AV/Spy, 1YR Subscript | ||
| ASA-SSM-CSC-20-K9= | ASA Content Security SSM-20 w/ 500 Usr AV/Spy, 1YR Subscript | ||
| ASA-SSM-CSC-10-K9= | ASA Content Security SSM-10 w/ 50 Usr AV/Spy, 1YR Subscript | ||
| SSM-4GE | ASA 5500 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet SSM (RJ-45+SFP) | ||
| SSM-4GE= | ASA 5500 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet SSM (RJ-45+SFP) | ||
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