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CCIE Security Version 4 – The ASAs

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My study of the ASAs is drawing to a close. My plan was to do a lot of posts regarding these studies, but as you might guess, it is too difficult to study and do a lot of blogging on the process when you are dealing with a fixed amount of time for actual study. Here is a recap of prep required on the ASAs.

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The Hardware:

  • Cisco ASA 5500 and 5500-X Series Adaptive Security Appliances
    • Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances OS Software Versions 8.2x, 8.4x, 8.6x
  • We can expect 4 of these devices

The Study Checklist:

  • Initializing the Basic Cisco ASA Firewall (IP Address, Mask, Default Route, etc.)
  • Understanding Security Levels (Same Security Interface)
  • Understanding Single vs. Multimode
  • Understanding Firewall vs. Transparent Mode
  • Understanding Multiple Security Contexts Continue reading CCIE Security Version 4 – The ASAs →

ASA Basic Interface Configurations

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I am off and running – wohoo! For today’s reading, I enjoyed the appropriate sections of the ASA All In One text from Cisco Press.

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For lab work – I read the CCNP Security Lab Workbook from ACIT.in. I then created my own lab allowing me to practice a similar set of exercises in GNS3.

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In this first objective  – we just need to be able to FLY through the basic configurations on an ASA interface. Remember, these interfaces possess names and security levels. Remember also that we are going to ping from the ASA to verify connectivity. We cannot, be default, ping through the ASA.

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