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Learn about the various firewall models, user interfaces, feature sets, and configuration methods
Understand how a Cisco firewall inspects traffic
Configure firewall interfaces, routing, IP addressing services, and IP multicast support
Maintain security contexts and flash and configuration files, manage users, and monitor firewalls with SNMP
Authenticate, authorize, and maintain accounting records for firewall users
Control access through the firewall by implementing transparent and routed firewall modes, address translation, and traffic shunning
Define security policies that identify and act on various types of traffic with the Modular Policy Framework
Increase firewall availability with firewall failover operation
Understand how firewall load balancing works
Generate firewall activity logs and learn how to analyze the contents of the log
Verify firewall operation and connectivity and observe data passing through a firewall
Configure Security Services Modules, such as the Content Security Control (CSC) module and the Advanced Inspection Processor (AIP) module
Cisco ASA, PIX, and FWSM Firewall Handbook, Second Edition, is a guide for the most commonly implemented features of the popular Cisco- firewall security solutions. Fully updated to cover the latest firewall releases, this book helps you to quickly and easily configure, integrate, and manage the entire suite of Cisco firewall products, including ASA, PIX-, and the Catalyst- Firewall Services Module (FWSM).
Organized by families of features, this book helps you get up to speed quickly and efficiently on topics such as file management, building connectivity, controlling access, firewall management, increasing availability with failover, load balancing, logging, and verifying operation.
Sections are marked by shaded tabs for quick reference, and information on each feature is presented in a concise format, with background, configuration, and example components.
Whether you are looking for an introduction to the latest ASA, PIX, and FWSM devices or a complete reference for making the most out of your Cisco firewall deployments, Cisco ASA, PIX, and FWSM Firewall Handbook, Second Edition, helps you achieve maximum protection of your network resources.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
gerat book for network engineers getting into NETSEC worrld:
I am a network engineer (mainly voice and data) and recently had to start gearing up for ASA's and FWSM's.
This is a great book for engineers who need to get familiar to the security suite and basic configurations. I now need to start readying on security guide lines and procedures which this book helped with the foundation of. great book, easy to read, very useful
Excellent reference manual covering most day to day admin tasks for the PIX and ASA:
Cisco ASA, PIX, and FWSM Firewall Handbook
Second Edition
Author : David Hucaby
Publisher: Cisco Press
Reviewed by: Michael Cooter Pros: Thorough, comprehensive, and in-depth
Cons: Not for ASA/PIX Novices, more suited for Firewall admins with solid experience. More of a reference than a book you would read cover to cover. Chapter List: Chapter 1, "Firewall Overview", Chapter 2 "Configuration Fundamentals" Chapter 3 "Building Connectivity", Chapter 4 "Firewall... more info
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For the sysadmin of a Cisco firewall product, this book is an up to date survey of what Cisco offers in this arena. The book has a quick going over of the theory behind most firewalls. But the bulk of the text looks at the various product lines and how you can install and, more importantly, easily manage them on an ongoing basis. The screen captures are helpful. Showing that Cisco has put some thought into the usability of their boxes. I won't say the book makes for enthralling reading. It is... more info
