Cisco ASA Configuration (Networking Professional's Library) [Kindle Edition]

Richard A. Deal (Author)

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Product Description

A hands-on guide to implementing Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) The Cisco ASA product replaces Cisco PIX Firewalls, and Cisco expert Richard Deal updates his bestselling book, Cisco PIX Firewalls , to cover ASA. This book shows you how to configure and maintain a Cisco ASA appliance to control traffic in the corporate network and protect the network from internal and external threats and attacks. Cisco ASA Configuration covers the latest features available in versions 8.0 and 8.1, and includes detailed examples of complex configurations and troubleshooting. Implement and manage this powerful multifunction network adaptive security appliance with help from this expert guide.

About the Author

Richard Deal, CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP is a certified Cisco instructor, a Cisco certification test writer, consultant, and trainer. He is the author of Cisco PIX Firewalls and CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 6480 KB
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (June 30, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002CBF1Z4
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #551,010 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Firewall Book Ever, December 10, 2009

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V. Mitchell "netguy73" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco ASA Configuration (Networking Professional's Library) (Paperback)

I've read many books on firewalls and overall technical guides ,and I think this book is one of the absolute best.

Even if you're a novice at Cisco Command Line and Firewalls, you can take this book, and if you follow instructions, you will become an ACE at ASA!

Incredibly put. Very few technical books are written so effectively for any levels of knowledge, from novice to expert.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the ASA Bible, January 26, 2010

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco ASA Configuration (Networking Professional's Library) (Paperback)

Basically this book is the Bible on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). It starts it's 27 chapters (In the beginning, so to speak) with a basic description of the various models of the ASA. From there it goes on to cover the hardware/software of the appliance. It presumes no fore knowledge of the command line interface, but it does presume you are not a complete beginner. For instance he uses jargon like "IPv6" and presumes that you know what this means. As such, I consider this to be an intermediate level book. It's aimed at the professional market, not the typical user of a $50 home network device.

If it's your job to setup and then maintain a secure network using the ASA, here's an excellent place to start. The writing style is good, the information is complete, and it covers the subject well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, April 24, 2011

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M. Miller "ohiomike" (cleveland, ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco ASA Configuration (Networking Professional's Library) (Kindle Edition)

This book was probably good (for beginners) in its day, but for 8.4 it is highly outdated (and therefor wrong).