This is the first version of the ASA VPN workbook. The Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance is widely used by leading enterprises and service providers worldwide. Cisco ASA Specialist is recognized as the reference security product for engineers, consultants and architects configuring advanced Cisco security appliances and VPN solutions, including advanced protocol processing, remote access VPNs, Secure Sockets Layer VPN, site-to-site VPN, high-availability. VPNs. and fault tolerance. I will always keep this workbook up to date.
Our experts have prepared a Cisco ASA and VPN Lab Guide that aims to provide practical lab exercises for certification exam preparation. The laboratory exercises in the workbook are unique because they are based on real-life scenarios. This ASA and VPN study material is very useful to gain in-depth knowledge of Cisco ASA and VPN that will help you design, implement, maintain and troubleshoot network security solutions besides passing the exam. Use this book once you know ASA and VPN and strengthen your understanding with this book.
This workbook consists of various parts such as Cisco ASA Firewall Overview, ASA Interface High Availability. It will help you better understand how to determine network security best practices for designing, deploying, maintaining and troubleshooting modern networks, making you a better engineer.
Key topics covered
Cisco ASA Firewall Overview
ASA Interface High Availability
ASA IPv4 Routing
ASA Basic Access Lists
Active/Standby in Transparent Firewall
Active/Active in Transparent Firewall
ASA LAN to LAN IPsec configuration
Easy VPN Overview
Identity Management
IOS CA Server configuration
IOS Easy VPN Client configuration
IOS IKEv1 GRE over IPsec
IOS Local Authentication
IPsec VPN overview
Transparent Firewall, ARP & MAC filtering
Transparent Firewall (8.4 and above)
Static NAT & PAT on ASA
Reliable Static Routes on ASA
PKI Infrastructure Overview
Modular Policy Framework (MPF)
Troubleshooting steps given in the ASA Active/Active failover lab is fantastic. All other labs are also explained very well.