Cisco Asa 5555 x ips multi context mode

[alanc3141592654]

Hey all,

Is it possible to run the internal ips in multi context mode?

Alan

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[Karsten Iwen · Accepted solution]

Yes you can. But the flexibility for the IPS-management is not the same as for your firewall-management. In the IPS you only have one central management. So you can not delegate the IPS-management to your customers. The only flexibility is that you can activate virtual sensors on the IPS and assign them to your firewall-contexts.

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[alanc3141592654]

Thanks mate, that should not be a problem as they're all managed by the same customer. Can multi sensors be set up for different contexts?

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[Karsten Iwen · Accepted solution]

If you mean the virtual sensors when you talk about "multi sensors", then yes, you can do that:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/security/ips/7.1/configuration/guide/cli/cli_asa_ips.html#wp1071373

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