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Cisco ASA 5505 Base / Security Plus
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Cisco ASA 5510 Base / Security Plus
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Cisco ASA 5520
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Cisco ASA 5540
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Cisco ASA 5550
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Network Location
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Small Business, Branch Office, Enterprise Teleworker
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Internet Edge
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Internet Edge
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Internet Edge
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Internet Edge, Campus
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Performance Summary
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Maximum Firewall throughput
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150 Mbps
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300 Mbps
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450 Mbps
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650 Mbps
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1.2 Gbps
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Maximum Firewall Connections
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10,000 / 25,000
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50,000 / 130,000
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280000
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400000
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650000
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Maximum Firewall Connections/Second
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4000
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9000
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12000
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25000
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36000
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Packets Per Second (64 byte)
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85000
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190000
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320000
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500000
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600000
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Maximum 3DES/AES VPN Throughput
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100 Mbps
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170 Mbps
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225 Mbps
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325 Mbps
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425 Mbps
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Maximum Site-to-Site and IPsec IKEv1 Client VPN User Sessions
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40841
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250
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750
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5000
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5000
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Maximum AnyConnect or Clientless VPN User Sessions
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25
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250
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750
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2500
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5000
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Bundled SSL VPN User Session
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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Technical Summary
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Memory
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512 MB
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1 GB
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2 GB
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2 GB
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4 GB
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Minimum System Flash
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128 MB
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256 MB
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256 MB
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256 MB
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256 MB
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Integrated Ports
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8 port 10/100 switch with 2 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports
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5-10/100 / 2-10/100/1000, 3-10/100 +4-10/100/1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)
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4-10/100/1000, 1-10/100 +4-10/100/1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)
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4-10/100/1000, 1-10/100 +4-10/100/1000, 4 SFP (with 4GE SSM)
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8-10/100/1000, 4-SFP, 1-10/100
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Maximum Virtual Interfaces (VLANs)
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3 (trunking disabled) / 20 (trunking enabled)
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50 / 100
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150
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200
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400
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Expansion Capabilities
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SSC/SSM/ICs Expansion
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1-SSC
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1-SSM
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1-SSM
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1-SSM
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Not available
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SSC/SSM/ICs Supported
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AIP, SSC
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CSC SSM, AIP SSM, 4GE SSM
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CSC SSM, AIP SSM, 4GE SSM
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CSC SSM, AIP SSM, 4GE SSM
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Not available
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Intrusion Prevention
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Yes (with AIP SSC)
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Yes (with AIP SSM)
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Yes (with AIP SSM)
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Yes (with AIP SSM)
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Not available
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Concurrent Threat Mitigation Throughput (Mbps) (Firewall + IPS Services)
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75 (with AIP SSC-5)
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150 (with AIP SSM-10) 300 (with AIP SSM-20)
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225 (with AIP SSM-10) 375 (with AIP SSM-20) 450 (with AIP SSM-40)
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500 (wth AIP SSM-20) 650 (with AIP SSM-40)
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Not available
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Content Security (Anti-virus, Anti-Spyware, File Blocking)
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Not available
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Yes (with CSC SSM)
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Yes (with CSC SSM)
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Yes (with CSC SSM)
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Not available
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Maximum Number of Users for Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, File Blocking (CSC SSM only)
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Not available
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500 (CSC-SSM-10) 1000 (CSC-SSM-20)
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500 (CSC-SSM-10) 1000 (CSC-SSM-20)
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500 (CSC-SSM-10) 1000 (CSC-SSM-20)
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Not available
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Content Security Plus License features
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Not available
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Anti-spam, anti-phishing, URL filtering
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Anti-spam, anti-phishing, URL filtering
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Anti-spam, anti-phishing, URL filtering
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Not available
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Features
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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Version (latest)
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8.4
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8.4
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8.4
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8.4
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8.4
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Application-layer Firewall Services
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Layer 2 Transparent Firewalling
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Security Contexts (included/maximum)1
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0/0
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0/0 / 2/5
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40594
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18295
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-657405
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GTP/GPRS Inspection1
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Not available
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Not available
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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High-availability Support2
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Not supported Stateless A/S
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Not supported A/A and A/S
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A/A and A/S
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A/A and A/S
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A/A and A/S
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SSL and IPsec VPN Services
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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VPN Clustering and Load Balancing
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Not available
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Not available / Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Advanced Endpoint Assessment1
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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