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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI
CONTENTS
About This Guide lxv
Document Objectives lxv
Audience lxv
Related Documentation lxv
Conventions lxvi
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request lxvii
PART
1Getting Started with the ASA
CHAPTER
1Introduction to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series 1-1
Hardware and Software Compatibility 1-1
VPN Specifications 1-1
New Features 1-1
New Features in Version 8.6(1) 1-2
New Features in Version 8.4(5) 1-4
New Features in Version 8.4(4.1) 1-6
New Features in Version 8.4(3) 1-9
New Features in Version 8.4(2) 1-12
New Features in Version 8.4(1) 1-19
Firewall Functional Overview 1-24
Security Policy Overview 1-24
Permitting or Denying Traffic with Access Lists 1-25
Applying NAT 1-25
Protecting from IP Fragments 1-25
Using AAA for Through Traffic 1-25
Applying HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP Filtering 1-25
Applying Application Inspection 1-25
Sending Traffic to the IPS Module 1-26
Sending Traffic to the Content Security and Control Module 1-26
Applying QoS Policies 1-26
Applying Connection Limits and TCP Normalization 1-26
Enabling Threat Detection 1-26
Enabling the Botnet Traffic Filter 1-27
Configuring Cisco Unified Communications 1-27