FIREWALL_1 Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall Solutions V 8.2 and
V8.3 Highlights
Course Description
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Deploying Cisco ASA Firewall Features Plus ASA 8.3 (FIREWALL
Plus) 1.0 aims at providing network security engineers with the
knowledge and skills needed to configure Cisco ASA Firewalls and
Firewall Features as well as manage an upgrade to ASA version
8.3.
Our students will learn the skills they need to implement and
maintain Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance-based perimeter
solutions. Successful graduates will be able to reduce risk to the
IT infrastructure and applications using Cisco ASA adaptive
security appliance features, and provide detailed operations
support for the Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance.
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills that you must have before attending
this course include concepts from the following Cisco Certification
Courses:
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification:
-Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 (ICND1) -Interconnecting
Cisco Network Devices 2 (ICND2)
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)
certification: -Implementing Cisco IOS Network Security (IINS)
- In addition to the above prerequisite skills, learners will
benefit from a working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating
system.
Associated Certifications
- Cisco Certified Network Professional - Security (CCNP
Security)
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for the following audience:
- Network Security Engineers (NSEs)
- Engineers that want to understand Firewall capabilities as well
as migration to ASA 8.3
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the basic technology, features, and hardware models of
the Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance product line
- Implement and maintain basic Cisco ASA adaptive security
appliance connectivity and device management plane features
- Implement and maintain data plane access control features of
the Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance product family
- Implement and maintain Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance
features that integrate it with the local and global routing and
switching infrastructure
- Implement and maintain Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance
virtualization and high availability features
- Evaluate Cisco ASA adaptive security appliance SSM modules,
their major features, and integrate them with the Cisco ASA
adaptive security appliance
- Understand Differences in Cisco ASA 8.3
- Deploy New Features of Cisco ASA 8.3
Course Outline
Module 1: Introducing the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security
Appliance
- Lesson 1: Introducing Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Technology and Features
- Lesson 2: Introducing the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Family
Module 2: Implementing Basic Connectivity and Device
Management
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security
Appliance and Cisco ASDM
- Lesson 2: Configuring Interfaces and Static Routing
- Lesson 3: Configuring Basic Device Management Features
- Lesson 4: Configuring Management Access
Module 3: Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security
Appliance Access Control Features
- Lesson 1: Configuring Basic Access Control
- Lesson 2: Using Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance Modular
Policy Framework
- Lesson 3: Tuning Basic Stateful Inspection Features
- Lesson 4: Configuring Application-Layer Policies
- Lesson 5: Configuring Advanced Access Controls
- Lesson 6: Configuring Resource Limits and Guarantees
- Lesson 7: Configuring User-Based Policies (Cut-Through
Proxy)
Module 4: Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security
Appliance Network Integration Features
- Lesson 1: Deploying Network Address Translation
- Lesson 2: Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Transparent Operations
Module 5: Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security
Appliance Virtualization and High Availability
Features
- Lesson 1: Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Virtualization Features
- Lesson 2: Deploying Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Redundant Interfaces
- Lesson 3: Deploying Active/Standby High Availability
Failover
- Lesson 4: Deploying Active/Active High Availability
Failover
Module 6: Integrating Cisco ASA Adaptive Security
Appliance Security Service Modules
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Security Service Modules
- Lesson 2: Integrating the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
AIP-SSM and AIP-SSC Modules
- Lesson 3: Integrating the Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
CSC-SSM Module
Module 7: Understanding Cisco ASA 8.3 code ***Exclusive
Bonus Content ***
- Lesson 1: New IP Address Handling
- Lesson 2: NAT Configuration on ASA 8.3
- Lesson 3: Global ACL Overview in ASA 8.3
- Lesson 4: Network and Service Objects in ASA 8.3
- Lesson 5: Config Migration for ASA 8.3
- Lesson 6: Licensing Changes in ASA 8.3
Module 8: Deploying Access-Lists on ASA 8.3 ***Exclusive
Bonus Content ***
- Lesson 1: Understanding Access Control Lists on ASA 8.3
- Lesson 2: Configuring Objects on ASA 8.3
- Lesson 3: Configuring Access Control Lists on ASA 8.3
Module 9: Deploying Dynamic NAT on ASA 8.3 *** Exclusive
Bonus Content ***
- Lesson 1: Understanding Dynamic NAT on ASA 8.3
- Lesson 2: Configuring and Verifying Dynamic NAT on ASA 8.3
- Lesson 3: Configuring and Verifying Dynamic PAT on ASA 8.3
- Lesson 4: Configuring NAT Exemption on ASA 8.3
Hands-on Lab Exercises
- Lab 2-1: Configuring Basic Connectivity
- Lab 2-2: Configuring Management Features
- Lab 3-1: Configuring Basic Access Control
- Lab 3-2: Tuning Basic Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Stateful Inspection Features
- Lab 3-3: Configuring Application-Layer Policies
- Lab 3-4: Configuring Advanced Access Controls
- Lab 3-5: Configuring User-Based Policies (Cut-Through
Proxy)
- Lab 4-1: Configuring Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
NAT
- Lab 4-2: Configuring Transparent Firewall Mode
- Lab 5-1: Deploying a Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Active/Standby Failover
- Lab 5-2: Deploying a Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliance
Active/Active Failover
- Lab 7-1: Upgrading to Cisco ASA 8.3 *** Exclusive Bonus Content
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- Lab 8-1: Configuring ACLs on Cisco ASA 8.3 *** Exclusive Bonus
Content ***
- Lab 9-1: Configuring NAT on ASA 8.3 *** Exclusive Bonus Content
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