topic pros/cons of running ASA vs. FTD software in Network Security

pros/cons of running ASA vs. FTD software

marbelch — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 02:51:12 GMT

s there a good document outlining pros/cons of running ASA vs. FTD software on the current firewall hardware?

Re: pros/cons of running ASA vs. FTD software

Pranay Prasoon — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:52:34 GMT

Hi Mark,

You will have to refer the configuration guide of ASA and FTD, However, there is a great Cisco support forum discussion in this regard. Please see link below:-

https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/firewalling/cisco-asa-ftd-vs-firepower-software/m-p/2862295

Re: pros/cons of running ASA vs. FTD software

Raghunath Kulkarni — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 16:35:15 GMT

In short the difference between ASA and FTD is running a firewall as compared to next gen firewall (firewall plus IPS)

Re: pros/cons of running ASA vs. FTD software

Vibhor Amrodia — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:29:08 GMT

Hi Mark,

In addition to the great points above, it is always best to look into the release notes for FTD as we get new features integrated with the newer releases going forward.

Cisco Firepower Management Center - Release Notes - Cisco

Thanks,

Vibhor

Re: pros/cons of running ASA vs. FTD software

gaskincharles — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:45:52 GMT

I believe the largest caveats to going with FTD is not having the full functionality of the Cisco Anyconnect. But, you might not use some of the more advanced feature sets.