Module 1 Cisco ASA Product Family

Module 1 Lesson 1 Introducing the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls

• Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls
• Cisco ASA 5500-X Series USB 2.0 Ports
• Cisco ASA 5500-X Series SSDs
• Cisco ASA NGE Support
• Cisco ASA 5585-X Dual Firewall Support

Module 1 Lesson 2 Installing Cisco ASA 5500-X Series IPS Software Module

• IPS Software Module
• IPS Software Module Installation
• sw-module module ips Command
• IPS Software Module CLI Access
• setup Command
• IPS Software Module Management Interface Configuration
• Cisco ASA-to-IPS Software Module Traffic Redirection
• IPS Software Licenses

Module 1 Lab 1-1 Remote Lab Environment Access
Module 1 Lab 1-2 Cisco ASA 5500-X IPS and CX Software Module Installation and Setup

Module 1 Lesson 3 Introducing the Cisco ASASM

• Cisco ASASM Supported Platforms
• Cisco ASASM Performance Numbers
• Cisco ASASM Architecture
• Cisco ASASM Features Parity
• Cisco ASASM VLAN Interface Configurations

Module 1 Lesson 4 Introducing the Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall

• Cisco ASA 1000V and VSG Cloud Firewall Roles
• Cisco ASA 1000V Firewall Deployment Scenario
• Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall Performance Numbers
• Cisco ASA 1000V Environment
• Cisco ASA 1000V Management

Module 2: Cisco ASA Identity Firewall

Module 2 Lesson 1 Describing the Cisco ASA Identity Firewall Solution

• Cisco ASA Identity Firewall Benefits
• Cisco ASA Identity Firewall Flow
• Cisco Identity Firewall Policies

Module 2 Lesson 2 Setting Up Cisco CDA

• Cisco CDA versus Active Directory Agent
• Cisco CDA Hardware Appliance and VM Requirements
• Cisco CDA Installation
• Cisco CDA Setup
• Cisco CDA Application Status Verification
• Cisco CDA CLI Operations
• Cisco CDA GUI

Module 2 Lesson 3 Configuring Cisco CDA

• Active Directory Server Configuration
• Cisco ASA Configuration
• Syslog Server Configuration
• Cisco CDA User-Account Configuration
• Cisco CDA GUI Password Policy Configuration
• Cisco CDA Session Timeout Configuration
• IP-to-Identity Mapping Display
• Registered-Device Verification

Module 2 Lesson 4 Configuring Cisco ASA Identity Firewall

• Identity-Based Firewall Configuration Tasks
• Active Directory Server Configuration
• Cisco CDA Configuration
• User-Identity Options Configuration Using Cisco ASDM
• User-Identity Option Configuration Using the CLI
• User-Identity-Based Access Rules
• User Object Group Configuration
• FQDN Network Object Configuration
• Identity Firewall with Cut-Through Proxy Use Case
• Identity Firewall with Remote-Access VPN Use Case

Module 2 Lesson 5 Verifying and Troubleshooting Cisco Identity Firewall

• Cisco CDA and Active Directory Server Connectivity Test
• show user-identity Command
• show user-identity Command for Cisco CDA Verification
• show user-identity Command for Active Directory User Verification
• show user-identity Command for Active Directory Group Verification
• show user-identity Command for Memory-Usage Verification
• Identity-Based Firewall Cisco ASDM Monitoring Panes
• Cisco CDA Management with the CLI
• Cisco CDA Live Log Monitoring
• Cisco CDA Troubleshooting

Module 2 Lab 2-1 Context Directory Agent Configuration
Module 2 Lab 2-2 ASA Identity-Based Firewall Configuration

Module 3: Cisco ASA CX

Module 3 Lesson 1 Introducing Cisco ASA CX (Next-Generation Firewall)

• Cisco ASA CX Benefits and Components
• Cisco ASA CX Broad and Web AVC
• Cisco ASA CX Policy Types
• Compatibility with Existing Cisco ASA Features
• Cisco ASA 5585-X CX-SSP Hardware Module
• Cisco ASA 5500-X CX Software Module

Module 3 Lesson 2 Describing the Cisco ASA CX Management Architecture

• Cisco ASA CX Management Architecture
• On-Box and Off-Box Cisco PRSM
• On-Box and Off-Box Cisco PRSM GUI Differences

Module 3 Lesson 3 Installing the Cisco Off-Box PRSM and Cisco ASA CX

• Off-Box Cisco PRSM Setup
• Cisco PRSM GUI Basic Functions
• Cisco ASA CX System Package Installation
• Cisco ASA CX Status Verification
• Cisco ASA CX Management Interface
• Cisco ASA CX CLI Operations

Module 3 Lesson 4 Redirecting Cisco ASA-to-Cisco ASA CX Traffic

• Cisco ASA-to-Cisco ASA CX Traffic Redirection

Module 3 Lesson 5 Performing Cisco PRSM Device Discovery and Configuration Import

• Cisco ASA CX Policy Structure
• Off-Box Cisco PRSM Device Discovery
• Off-Box Cisco PRSM Device Groups

Module 3 Lesson 6 Configuring Cisco ASA CX Policy Objects

• Cisco ASA CX Policy Object Types
• Cisco ASA CX Network Objects
• Cisco ASA CX Service Objects and Service Groups
• Cisco ASA CX Application Objects and Application Service Objects
• Cisco ASA CX URL Objects
• Cisco ASA CX User Agent Objects
• Cisco ASA CX Identity Objects
• Cisco ASA CX Source Object and Destination Object Groups
• Cisco ASA CX Secure Mobility Objects
• Cisco ASA CX Action Profile Objects
• Policy Objects in Cisco ASA CX Policies
• Tags, Ticket IDs, and Metadata

Module 3 Lesson 7 Configuring Cisco ASA CX Access Policies

• Cisco ASA CX Access Policy Configuration
• Cisco ASA CX Application Control Configuration
• Cisco ASA CX URL Filtering Configuration
• Cisco ASA CX File Filtering Profile Configuration
• ASA CX Web Reputation Profile Configuration

Module 3 Lesson 8 Configuring Cisco ASA CX Identity Policies

• Cisco ASA CX Active and Passive Authentications
• Cisco ASA CX Authentication Realms
• Cisco ASA CX ADI
• Cisco ASA CX Identity-Based Policy Configuration
• LDAP Authentication Realm and Server Configurations
• Active Directory Authentication Realm and Server Configurations
• Cisco ASA CX-to-Cisco CDA Integration Configurations
• Cisco ASA CX Identity Policies with Active Authentication
• Cisco ASA CX Identity Policies with Passive Authentication
• Cisco ASA CX Authentication Settings Configuration
• Cisco ASA CX Access and Decryption Policies with Identity Objects
• Cisco ASA CX User Identity in Event Viewer

Module 3 Lesson 9 Configuring Cisco ASA CX Decryption Policies

• Cisco ASA CX Decryption Policies
• Cisco ASA CX Decryption Configurations
• Cisco ASA CX Decryption Policy Configuration
• Cisco ASA CX Identity, Decryption, and Access Policy Interactions

Module 3 Lesson 10 Licensing Cisco ASA CX and Cisco PRSM

• Cisco ASA CX Licenses
• Cisco PRSM License
• Cisco ASA CX and Off-Box Cisco PRSM License Management

Module 3 Lesson 11 Monitoring Cisco ASA CX

• Cisco PRSM Dashboards and Reports
• Cisco PRSM Event Viewer
• Cisco SIO Update Verifications

Module 3 Lesson 12 Using Cisco PRSM for Administration

• Cisco PRSM Administration Menu Options
• Configuration Database Backup and Restore
• Cisco PRSM Change History
• Cisco PRSM User-Account Configuration
• Cisco PRSM Server Certificate
• Certificate Management Options
• Cisco ASA CX and Cisco PRSM Logging-Level Configurations

Module 3 Lesson 13 Troubleshooting Cisco ASA CX

• Cisco ASA CX Access Policies Troubleshooting
• Cisco ASA CX Identity-Policy Troubleshooting
• Cisco ASA CX Decryption-Policy Troubleshooting
• Cisco ASA CX Module Troubleshooting

Module 3 Lab 3-1 ASA CX and PRSM Exploration
Module 3 Lab 3-2 ASA CX Access Policy Configuration
Module 3 Lab 3-3 ASA CX Identity Policy Configuration
Module 3 Lab 3-4 ASA CX Decryption Policy Configuration
Module 3 Lab 3-5 PRSM Administration

Module 4: Cisco ASA Cloud Web Security Integration

Module 4 Lesson 1 Introducing Cisco ASA with Cisco Cloud Web Security

• Cisco ASA with Cisco Cloud Web Security
• Cisco ScanCenter

Module 4 Lesson 2 Licensing Cisco ASA with Cisco Cloud Web Security

• Cisco ASA with Cloud Web Security Authentication Keys

Module 4 Lesson 3 Configuring Cisco ASA with Cisco Cloud Web Security

• Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Proxy-Server Configuration
• ScanCenter Generation of an Authentication Key for Cisco ASA
• Traffic Redirection from Cisco ASA to Cloud Web Security Proxy Servers
• Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Proxy Server User-Identity Configuration

Module 4 Lesson 4 Verifying Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Operations

• Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Operations Verification with the CLI
• Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Operations Verification by Using Cisco ASDM
• Verification of Traffic Redirection from Cisco ASA to Cloud Web Security Proxy Servers
• Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Syslog Messages
• Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Operations Verification with debug scansafe

Module 4 Lab 4-1 Cisco ASA and Cloud Web Security Integration

Module 5: Cisco ASA IPv6 Enhancements

Module 5 Lesson 1 Describing the Cisco ASA IPv4 and IPv6 Unified ACL

• IPv4 and IPv6 Unified ACL
• IPv4 and IPv6 Unified ACL Migration
• Mixed IPv6 and IPv4 Object Groups
• IPv4 and IPv6 FQDN Objects

Module 5 Lesson 2 Describing Other Cisco ASA IPv6 Support Enhancements

• NAT46, NAT64, and DNS Doctoring
• NAT66 Support
• DHCPv6 Relay
• OSPFv3 Support
• IPv6 Application Inspections
• Cisco ASA and Cisco AnyConnect IPv6 VPN Support

Module 6: Cisco ASA Security Group Firewall

Module 6 Lesson 1 Introducing Cisco Security Group Tagging

• Cisco Secure Access Architecture

Module 6 Lesson 2 Configuring Cisco ASA Security Group Firewall

• SG Firewall Configuration
• SGACL Operations Monitoring

Module 7: Cisco ASA Multicontext Enhancements

Module 7 Lesson 1 Describing Cisco ASA Multicontext Mode

• Cisco ASA Multicontext Mode
• Cisco ASA Security-Context Resource Management

Module 7 Lesson 2 Describing Multicontext Enhancements in Cisco ASA Software Release 9.0

• Mixed-Mode Support in Multicontext Mode
• Dynamic-Routing Support in Multicontext Mode
• Site-to-Site VPN Support in Multicontext Mode

Module 8: Cisco ASA Cluster

Module 8 Lesson 1 Describing Cisco ASA Cluster Features

• Cluster Performance Figures and Supported Platforms
• Cluster Data-Interface Modes
• Cluster Data-Interface Connections
• CCL Functions
• Cluster Master and Slave Unit Election
• Centralized, Distributed, and Unsupported Cisco ASA Features
• Cluster Dynamic-Routing Operations
• Cluster NAT and PAT Operations

Module 8 Lesson 2 Describing Cisco ASA Cluster Terminology and Data Flows

• Cluster Terminology
• TCP Sequence Number Randomization
• TCP Traffic Flows
• Asymmetric UDP Traffic Flows
• Short-Lived Traffic Flows
• Centralized-Feature Traffic Flows
• Traffic Flows with Secondary Connections
• TCP Flow Rebalancing
• Cluster Health-Check Mechanisms

Module 8 Lesson 3 Using the CLI to Configure a Cisco ASA Cluster

• Cluster Management
• Cluster Configuration with the CLI
• Cluster Interface-Mode Configuration on Each Unit
• CCL Configuration on Each Unit
• Cluster Management Interface Configuration from the Master Unit
• Spanned EtherChannel (Layer 2) Interface Configuration from the Master Unit
• Individual (Layer 3) Interface Configuration from the Master Unit
• Cluster Bootstrap Configuration and Enabling Clustering on Each Unit
• Sample Configuration of a Two-Unit Cluster with Spanned EtherChannel Interface
• Sample Configuration of a Two-Unit Cluster with Individual Interface
• How to Configure Other Cluster Options

Module 8 Lesson 4 Using Cisco ASDM to Configure a Cisco ASA Cluster

• Cisco ASDM Cluster Dashboards
• Cluster Configuration via Cisco ASDM
• Cisco ASDM High Availability and Scalability Wizard
• Cisco ASDM ASA Cluster Pane

Module 8 Lesson 5 Verifying Cisco ASA Cluster Operations

• Cluster Licensing
• Cluster Interface-Mode Verification
• Cluster Member-Status Verification
• Cluster Health-Status Verification
• Cluster Connections State Table Verification
• Cluster EtherChannel Status Verification
• Cluster Aggregated ACL Hit-Count Verification
• Cluster Memory and CPU Usage Verification
• Cluster Traffic-Distribution Verification
• TCP Flow-Rebalancing Verification
• Cluster Operation Verification via Cisco ASDM

Module 8 Lesson 6 Troubleshooting a Cisco ASA Cluster

• Cluster Packet Captures
• Cluster Syslog Messages
• The debug cluster CLI Command
• Cluster Crashinfo and Coredump
• Split-Cluster Scenario