Friday, September 30, 2016

Firewall Modes on Cisco ASA

Which are the two modes of Cisco ASA firewall
Routed and Transparent

What is the default mode of Cisco ASA
Routed

Routed Mode

How ASA acts in routed mode
As a router hop in the network

What are the features of routed mode
  • Support many interfaces
  • Each interface requires an IP address
  • Each interface belong to different subnet


















Can we share interfaces between contexts
Yes

Which routing protocol supported in single context routed mode
OSPF, EIGRP and RIP

Which routing protocol supported in multiple context routed mode
Static routes only

Transparent firewall

Does transparent firewall acts a router hop in the network
No

What is transparent firewall
Layer 2 firewall

What are the other names for transparent firewall
Bump in the wire or stealth firewall

Does transparent firewall seen as a router hop in tht network
No

What are the features of transparent firewall
  • Connect same network on inside and outside interface
  • No need to configure IP address on interfaces
  • Both interface belong to same subnet





What is the benefit of using transparent firewall
Easy to deploy into an existing network






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