May 6, 2021Configuring & Upgrading ASA HA - Active/Standby"The What?" - In this post I will cover ASA HA configuration for an Active/Standby deployment & briefly touch on an upgrade approach. ...
Apr 27, 2021Configuring ASA NAT"The What?" - I want to breakdown network access translation (NAT) on the ASA. It is important to understand that NAT is processed by the...
Apr 23, 2021Understanding ASA NATIn this post I will cover understanding NAT on the Cisco ASA. There are methods known as Auto NAT & Manual NAT. When using either one...
Apr 16, 2021Understanding ASA Access-Lists & Object-GroupsIn this blog I want to cover understanding access-control lists (ACLs) on the Cisco ASA & different types of object groups for ACLs. ...
Apr 15, 2021Understanding ASA High Availability In this blog I want to cover all things relating to high availability (HA) with the Cisco ASA. To start let's cover the requirements for...
Apr 14, 2021Understanding ASA BasicsI want to cover some of the basics regarding the Cisco ASA. First, the ASA can operate in two modes: Routed/Transparent. Routed mode...
Apr 13, 2021Configuring & Verifying ASA Contexts"The What?" - In this post I want to go over configuring & verifying multicontext mode on Cisco ASA. To understand what security...
Apr 13, 2021ASA MultiContext Mode Packet Classification TidbitIn order to understand how traffic flows through the segregated contexts it is important to understand how the ASA determines the context...
Apr 9, 2021ASA Security Contexts TidbitIn this tidbit I want to explain what Cisco ASA Security Contexts are in this blog. A very plain & simple way to put it, security...
Apr 8, 2021Deploying an ASA in Transparent Mode"The What?" - In this blog I want to explore 1 of the 2 ASA modes, Transparent mode. In this mode the ASA is no longer in routed mode...
Apr 6, 2021April 2021 - All Things ASASo the last few months I have been slowly chipping away at items on the blueprint in kind of an arbitrary order. This was great as I was...
Mar 22, 2021Securing BGP on Cisco IOS"The What?" - In this post I want to cover securing the BGP routing protocol on Cisco IOS. "The Why?" - Securing BGP aides in deterring...