Re: [fw-wiz] Thoughts on the new Cisco ASA 5500 firewalls

From: Tichomir Kotek (tichomir.kotek_at_lynx.sk)
Date: 05/20/05

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    To: Chris Byrd <cbyrd01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 12:32:55 +0200

    Chris Byrd wrote:
    > I just spoke with a Cisco sales rep about this. According to him, the
    > ASA 5500 is running the same OS as the latest Pix FWs (7.0), with the
    > other stuff bolted on top. It is also running the same ASICs as their
    > IPS devices. That does make me feel a *little* better about this, but
    > I do still need to eval one in person.

    actually IDS/IPS is handled in separate module, where you can "route"
    traffic flows for inspection, so at least this do not overload central CPU.

    tk
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