In computer networking, Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, or simply Cisco ASA 5500 Series, is Cisco's

line of network security devices introduced in 2005,[1] that succeeded three existing lines of popular Cisco products:

Cisco PIX, which provided firewall and network address translation (NAT) functions. Cisco IPS 4200 Series, which worked as intrusion prevention system (IPS). Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators, which provided virtual private networking (VPN).

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1 Specifications of past and present models 2 Performance specifications 3 References 4 External links

Specifications of past and present models

Like the Cisco PIX firewalls, the ASAs are based on Intel x86 architecture. The ASA series of devices run PIX code 7.0 and later. Through PIX OS release 7.x the PIX and the ASA use the same software images. Examples of emulators include PEMU and Dynagen [1], and with NetworkSims (Networksims) for a simulator. Model 5505 Introdu 2006 ced CPU Type 5510 2005 5520 2005 5540 2005 5550 2006 5580-20 2008 5580-40 2008 AMD Opteron (4 CPU, 8 cores) 2.6 GHz

AMD Intel Geode LX Celeron

AMD Intel Intel Intel Opteron (2 Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Pentium 4 CPU, 4 Celeron cores) 2.0 GHz Intel 875P Canterwoo d 2.0 GHz 3.0 GHz 2.6 GHz

CPU 500 MHz 1.6 GHz Speed Geode Chipset CS5536 Default RAM Boot Flash Device 512MB 1GB

2GB

2GB

4GB

8GB

12GB

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Default 128MB Flash Min OS 7.2.1 Versio n 3 (trunking disabled) Max or 20 Virtual (trunking Interfa enabled) ces with Sec Plus License Networ k Marvell chipset 88E6095 (s) Expans ion Modul AIP-SSC es Suppor ted Suppor Yes - 2 ts SSL included, VPN Max 25

256MB

256MB

256MB

256MB

1GB

1GB

7.0.1

7.0.1

7.0.1

7.1.1

8.1.1

8.1.1

50 or 100 with Sec Plus License

150

200

250

250

250

CSC-SSM, CSC-SSM, CSC-SSM, AIP-SSM, AIP-SSM, AIP-SSM, No 4GE-SSM 4GE-SSM 4GE-SSM Yes - 2 included, Max 750 Active/Sta ndby, Active/Act ive 5520

6 Interface 6 Interface Cards Cards

Yes - 2 included, Max 250 Active/Sta Stateless Failove ndby, Active/Sta r Active/Act ndby (with Suppor ive (with Sec Plus ted Sec Plus License) License) Model 5505 5510

Yes - 2 Yes - 2 Yes - 2 Yes - 2 included, included, included, included, Max 2500 Max 5000 Max 10000 Max 10000 Active/Sta ndby, Active/Act ive 5540 Active/Sta ndby, Active/Act ive 5550 Active/Sta ndby, Active/Act ive 5580-20 Active/Sta ndby, Active/Act ive 5580-40

Performance specifications
ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA 5585- 5585- 55855585-X 5505[ 5510[2 5520[ 5540[ 5550[ 5580- 5580X X X SSP60[ 2] ] 2] 2] 2] 20[2] 40[2] SSP10 SSP20 SSP40 2]
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Cleartext 150

300

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650

1,200 5,000 10,000 3,000 7,000 12,000 20,000

throughp ut, Mbit/s AES/Tri ple DES throughp 100 ut, Mbit/s 10,00 0 Max (25,0 simultan 00 eous with connectio Sec Plus ns Licen se) Max site- 10 to-site (25 and with remote Sec access Plus VPN Licen sessions se) Max number of SSL 25 VPN user sessions Model

170

225

325

425

1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 3,000 5,000

50,00 0 (130,0 00 280,0 400,0 650,0 1,000, 2,000, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000, 10,000, with 00 00 00 000 000 000 000 000 000 Sec Plus Licen se)

250

750

5,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

250

750

2,500 5,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA ASA 5585- 5585- 55855580- 55805585-X 5505 5510 5520 5540 5550 X X X 20 40 SSP60 SSP10 SSP20 SSP40

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