topic As noted in the document that in Network Security

does the IPS on the ASA protect against syn floods etc ?

carl_townshend — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:57:33 GMT

Hi all

does the IPS on the ASA protect against syn floods etc ?

ASA itself can protect

Tagir Temirgaliyev — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:21:06 GMT

ASA itself can protect against syn floods dos etc.

try google search cisco asa threat-protection

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/asa-5500-x-series-next-generation-firewalls/113685-asa-threat-detection.html

It says basic threat

carl_townshend — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:37:37 GMT

It says basic threat detection not prevention, do they not prevent ?

As noted in the document that

Marvin Rhoads — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:23:02 GMT

As noted in the document that Tagir shared, "Scanning Threat Detection can optionally react to an attack by shunning the attacker IP. This makes Scanning Threat Detection the only subset of the Threat Detection feature that can actively affect connections through the ASA."

So we can prevent the traffic from establishing bogus connections via the syn flood method using the command:

threat-detection scanning-threat shun

If I installed an ips sensor

carl_townshend — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:04:53 GMT

If I installed an ips sensor on the asa, would provide sun flood protection etc?

Assuming you mean "SYN flood"

Marvin Rhoads — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:44:26 GMT

Assuming you mean "SYN flood" then yes - the Cisco IPS sensor covers that attack type. Here is a specific link documenting the IPS signature that covers that attack. When you say "etc" that could mean just about anything so I can't answer that precisely.

Please note that the classic Cisco IPS sensor module for the older ASA 5500 series is no longer sold (since last year).

Cisco will sell you a classic IPS module for the new 5500-X series if you really insist on one but you would be much better served by the ASA with Firepower Services, an option when purchasing or configuring an ASA 5500-X series. That includes the superior Next Generation IPS services acquired last year when Cisco purchased Sourcefire.

(And, yes, the IPS license there will also prevent SYN flood attacks.)

another way ASA itself can

Tagir Temirgaliyev — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:43:57 GMT

another way ASA itself can protect against syn floods etc.

Configuring Connection Limits on Cisco ASA Firewalls – Protect from DoS

http://ccnpsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/10/configuring-connection-limits-on-cisco_20.html