Cisco Secure PIX Firewall IDS

Intrusion detection on the Cisco Secure PIX Firewall became available with the 5.2(1) release of the PIX operating system. This is available on all current PIX platforms.

The configuration of IDS on the PIX is very limited compared with the configuration available on the Cisco Secure IDS and the Cisco IOS Firewall IDS. The PIX is always used as a network device to separate at least two networks and to provide adaptive security for the networks behind it. The IDS feature on the PIX Firewall enables administrators to enforce perimeter intrusion detection on a device that is already providing security services.

Unlike the Cisco IOS Firewall IDS, the PIX IDS can not send alarms to the Cisco Secure Policy Manager or the ...

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