https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sourcefire-asa-module-and-internet-access/m-p/2726792#M1026035 <P>I know the ASA Sourcefire module requires internet access for cloud lookups of URLs, but what if the module is only being used for IPS? &nbsp;Does the Sourcefire module require internet access when only an IPS license is installed and no URL filtering is being done?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:46:49 GMT b.drewes 2019-03-12T12:46:49Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sourcefire-asa-module-and-internet-access/m-p/2726792#M1026035 <P>I know the ASA Sourcefire module requires internet access for cloud lookups of URLs, but what if the module is only being used for IPS? &nbsp;Does the Sourcefire module require internet access when only an IPS license is installed and no URL filtering is being done?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:46:49 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sourcefire-asa-module-and-internet-access/m-p/2726792#M1026035 b.drewes 2019-03-12T12:46:49Z https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sourcefire-asa-module-and-internet-access/m-p/2726793#M1026036 <P>It's only required from the module (or managing&nbsp;FireSIGHT Management Center) to download Vulnerability Database (VDB), Snort Rule and Geolocation updates.</P><P>If you don't want those (although you probably do unless you take care to update them manually on a regular basis), it can work fine without Internet access.</P> Tue, 06 Oct 2015 21:20:20 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/sourcefire-asa-module-and-internet-access/m-p/2726793#M1026036 Marvin Rhoads 2015-10-06T21:20:20Z