what is cisco asa cx?

[Neetu Bhushan]

hi all,

i have asa 5515x, can i use asa cx on it?  is it free?

thanks!

[kussriva]

Hi,

In order to enable the Content Aware feature set on the ASA, you would need to purchase a seperate license.

To get information about the features and the licensing information for the ASA-CX architecture, you can go to

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps12521/index.html

For assistance on pre-production issues, you can open a case at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/tools/pdihd.html

Regards,

Kush

Cisco PDI Help Desk

http://www.cisco.com/go/pdihelpdesk

[stojanr]

In addition to the license (you can get a free 90-day trial license from Cisco), you'll need a SSD drive in your ASA to use the CX functionality.

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[Aaron Lamey]

To answer the title question, ASA CX is basically culmination of Cisco integrating IronPort Web Security fully into it's product line. One no longer needs a separate appliance to get 'next-gen' firewall features such as URL filtering/application control or antivirus filtering.

You can also manage one or many of these devices Prime Security Manager (PRSM, pronounced "prism"; an unfortunate name given recent news stories).

Basically: ASA CX is the IronPort WSA being merged into the security appliances.

I just installed it this weekend. I loved IP WSA, and I love this product as well.

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