Item: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Rating: 10
Author: Rohan Tomar

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance's (ASA) is a good firewall and provides lots of features to protect your network from outside network to inside network. The default behavior of the [Cisco ASA] is to block all connections from outside traffic from entering a network. We are using the Cisco ASA 5525 Series Firewall in our organization and we are using this device for routing, virtual private network, NAT, etc. We have also configured a site-to-site VPN with our client for secure communication.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Both site to site and remote VPN support
IPV4 and IPv6 support
Stateful filtering firewall
All routing protocols support
Clustering
Support ASA failover
Modular policy framework
IKEv1 and IKEv2 support
Reporting
Logging

Cons

Advanced level security missing like layer 7 security
Lots of issues with UI
ASDM is not user friendly
Configuration through ASDM is very complicated

Return on Investment

Technical support is great
Many documentation and training videos are available
Easy to configure
Easy to deploy in existing network
Easy to configure through command-line interface

Alternatives Considered

pfSense

Previously we were using open source pfSence, and we faced lots of issues. Lots of features and options are missing in pfSense so we purchase the [Cisco ASA] 5525 Series Firewall and we are happy with [the] features and technical support. Lots of documentation and training videos are available. We [faced no] issue during installation time and CLI commands are very easy in this firewall.

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Check Point 12000 Appliances, Cisco 3504 WLAN Controller, Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000)

Likelihood to Recommend

Cisco ASA is [a] very easy to configure firewall and if you have [a] middle [or] small size organization then you can purchase this device. The cost of this [product] is [less] compared to other vendors. Beginner engineers can also configure and manage this firewall. Configuration through CLI is very easy.

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