<P style="MARGIN: 0px">This is the definitive, up-to-date practitioner's guide to planning, deploying, and troubleshooting comprehensive security plans with Cisco ASA. Written by two experienced Cisco Security and VPN Solutions consultants who work closely with customers to solve security problems every day, the book brings together valuable insights and real-world deployment examples for both large and small network environments. Jazib Frahim and Omar Santos begin by introducing the newest ASA Firewall Solution and its capabilities. Next, they walk through configuring and troubleshooting both site-to-site and remote access VPNs, and implementing Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) features supported by the ASA's Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module (AIP-SSM). Each chapter is comprised of many sample configurations, accompanied by in-depth analysis of design scenarios, plus a complete set of debugs in every section. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Fully updated for the newest ASA product releases, <B> <I> <B>Cisco ASA, Third Edition</B> </I> </B>adds new coverage of: </P> <UL> <LI>ASA 5585X and ASA-SM </LI> <LI>Major updates to license configurations </LI> <LI>EtherChannel setup </LI> <LI>Global ACLs </LI> <LI>Configuring WCCP, WAAS, and NAT post-8.2 behavior </LI> <LI>Identity-aware firewalls </LI> <LI>IPv6 inspections </LI> <LI>Major changes to IPS and AIP-SSM configuration and troubleshooting </LI> <LI>IKEv1 and IKEv2 support </LI> <LI>IPv6 support on site-to-site IPsec VPNs </LI> <LI>AnyConnect Secure Mobility VPN clients, and more </LI> </UL>