Security Management

Several major enhancements assist you in managing the ASA/PIX version 7 operating system, including the following:

  • ASDM 5.0

  • Modular policy framework

  • Online image updates

  • Auto-update

  • SSH2

  • Multiple boot images and configuration files

  • Syslog TCP transport

ASDM 5.0

ASDM 5.0 is a new and fully functional GUI that enables you to control all aspects of configuration and monitoring for the ASA/PIX version 7 operating system. ASDM uses HTTPS encrypted sessions to mitigate chances that a hacker would be able to steal usernames, passwords, or configurations off of the network and enables you to configure virtually all of the new ASA/PIX version 7 operating system enhancements.

Modular Policy Framework

This is a new feature of ASA/PIX version ...

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