Tuesday 9 August 2011

Difference between PIX Firewall and Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

Cisco PIX:

    Is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance
    Act as a Stateful packet filtering firewall.
    Use PIX operating system similar in interface to Cisco IOS .
    Use PIX Device Manager (PDM) for a graphical interface.
    Provide stateful firewall protection and IP Security (IPSec) VPN capabilities
    To ensure the security PIX use inside interface , outside interface etc concepts

Cisco ASA:

    Is firewall and anti-malware security appliance
    The Enterprise Editions include four versions: Firewall, IPS, Anti-X, and VPN.
    ASA can also serve as an intrusion prevention system (IPS) and VPN concentrator.
    Also covers new threats to a network like viruses, worms, unwanted applications (e.g., P2P, games, instant messaging),
      phishing, and application-layer attacks.
    Act as an “all-in-one” device—or a unified threat management (UTM) device.

3 comments:

  1. Hello Hari, this info is very interesting hope you can add more post about this. I am currently using firewall appliance and I am truly satisfied with it.

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  2. Now I know the difference between the two of them. I am currently using untangle ng firewall appliance and I am very well satisfied with it. It's very important to enjoy the internet with confidence, knowing you've taken the right steps to safeguard yourself, your family and your computer from any harmful and unwanted websites.

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