topic Cisco calls it simply &quot;ASA in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/operating-system-name-of-asa-pix/m-p/2604511#M203943 <P>Cisco calls it simply "ASA software". ASA stands for Adaptive Security Appliance.</P> Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:15:50 GMT Marvin Rhoads 2014-11-14T16:15:50Z Operating system name of ASA,PIX https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/operating-system-name-of-asa-pix/m-p/2604509#M203941 <P>Hello Guys,</P><P>The OS used in Router and Switches are named as IOS. What is the name of OS of PIX and ASA?</P> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 05:04:52 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/operating-system-name-of-asa-pix/m-p/2604509#M203941 pankaj kumar 2019-03-12T05:04:52Z The OS of the old PIX (when https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/operating-system-name-of-asa-pix/m-p/2604510#M203942 <P>The OS of the old PIX (when not based on Linux) was named "Finesse". But nowadays I'm not aware of any specific name any more. The name "Finesse" more or less disappeared. Just call it ASA-OS.</P> Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:04:49 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/operating-system-name-of-asa-pix/m-p/2604510#M203942 Karsten Iwen 2014-11-14T15:04:49Z Cisco calls it simply "ASA https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/operating-system-name-of-asa-pix/m-p/2604511#M203943 <P>Cisco calls it simply "ASA software". ASA stands for Adaptive Security Appliance.</P> Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:15:50 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/operating-system-name-of-asa-pix/m-p/2604511#M203943 Marvin Rhoads 2014-11-14T16:15:50Z