Cisco PIX Firewalls, 2/e

Description:

#1 Best-Selling PIX Book Completely Updated for Cisco PIX Version 7.0

This completely updated bestseller covers Cisco PIX Security Appliance Software Version 7.0, as well as the entire family of Cisco PIX 500 Series Firewalls. The book clearly explains how to leverage the integrated remote access and site-to-site VPN capabilities found in PIX Firewalls. It also illustrates how to securely extend your network to tele-workers, remote and satellite offices, business partners, suppliers, and customers. The authors thoroughly document all enhancements to PIX 7.0, including virtual LAN (VLAN)-based virtual interfaces, OSPF Dynamic Routing over VPNs, Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) Authentication Proxy, Local User Authentication Database for Network and VPN Access, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Support for VPN Accelerator Card+ (VAC+), DHCP Server Support on Multiple Interfaces. Special attention is paid to intrusion protection configuration.

 

·    Create Multiple Security Contexts
Create virtual firewalls within a single appliance, each with its own set of security policies, logical interfaces, and administrative domain.

·    Utilize PIX 7.0’s Advanced Active Failover Design
Create an easy-to-manage, high-availability solution using geographically separated appliances, that continuously synchronize their connection state and device configuration data.

·    Sleep Easy with Scheduled System Reloads
Schedule PIX security appliance reloads at specific times to better manage network downtime and remote-access VPN connections more efficiently.

·    Secure Communications with SSHv2 and Secure Copy Protocol
Use SSHv2 to securely manage PIX appliances and begin using SCP for secure file transfer between appliances.

·    Take Advantage of the New ASDM
With ASDM all you need is a Web browser to deploy, configure, and monitor a PIX appliance, or to setup a VPN.

·    Deploy OSPF Dynamic Routing
Use OSPF to detect service outages and automatically reroute your network and VPN traffic for optimal performance and flexibility.

·    Realize the Benefits of IPv6
PIX 7.0 provides IPv6-enabled inspection services for HTTP, FTP, SMTP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP.

·    Manage and Contain Malicious Attacks
Use your PIX firewall to protect against SYN Floods, malicious fragmentation of traffic, and excessive connection establishment by configuring limits.

·    Download the Bonus, Complete E-Book for PIX Software 6.x 
If you are migrating from 6.x or running a mixed environment, download a FREE copy of Syngress’s best-selling PIX 6.x book.