Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide, 7.2

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Cisco Security Appliance Command Line
Configuration Guide
For the Cisco ASA 5500 Series and Cisco PIX 500 Series
Software Version 7.2
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PART 1 Getting Started and General Information
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Security Appliance 1-1
Firewall Functional Overview 1-1
Security Policy Overview 1-2
Permitting or Denying Traffic with Access Lists 1-2
Applying NAT 1-2
Using AAA for Through Traffic 1-2
Applying HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP Filtering 1-3
Applying Application Inspection 1-3
Sending Traffic to the Advanced Inspection and Prevention Security Services Module 1-3
Sending Traffic to the Content Security and Control Security Services Module 1-3
Applying QoS Policies 1-3
Applying Connection Limits and TCP Normalization 1-3
Firewall Mode Overview 1-3
Stateful Inspection Overview 1-4
VPN Functional Overview 1-5
Intrusion Prevention Services Functional Overview 1-5
Security Context Overview 1-6
CHAPTER 2 Getting Started 2-1
Getting Started with Your Platform Model 2-1
Factory Default Configurations 2-1
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 2-2
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ASA 5505 Default Configuration 2-2
ASA 5510 and Higher Default Configuration 2-3
PIX 515/515E Default Configuration 2-4
Accessing the Command-Line Interface 2-4
Setting Transparent or Routed Firewall Mode 2-5
Working with the Configuration 2-6
Saving Configuration Changes 2-6
Saving Configuration Changes in Single Context Mode 2-7
Saving Configuration Changes in Multiple Context Mode 2-7
Copying the Startup Configuration to the Running Configuration 2-8
Viewing the Configuration 2-8
Clearing and Removing Configuration Settings 2-9
Creating Text Configuration Files Offline 2-9
CHAPTER 3 Enabling Multiple Context Mode 3-1
Security Context Overview 3-1
Common Uses for Security Contexts 3-1
Unsupported Features 3-2
Context Configuration Files 3-2
Context Configurations 3-2
System Configuration 3-2
Admin Context Configuration 3-2
How the Security Appliance Classifies Packets 3-3
Valid Classifier Criteria 3-3
Invalid Classifier Criteria 3-4
Classification Examples 3-5
Cascading Security Contexts 3-8
Management Access to Security Contexts 3-9
System Administrator Access 3-9
Context Administrator Access 3-10
Enabling or Disabling Multiple Context Mode 3-10
Backing Up the Single Mode Configuration 3-10
Enabling Multiple Context Mode 3-10
Restoring Single Context Mode 3-11
CHAPTER 4 Configuring Switch Ports and VLAN Interfaces for the Cisco ASA 5505 Adaptive Security
Appliance 4-1
Interface Overview 4-1
Understanding ASA 5505 Ports and Interfaces 4-2
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Maximum Active VLAN Interfaces for Your License 4-2
Default Interface Configuration 4-4
VLAN MAC Addresses 4-4
Power Over Ethernet 4-4
Monitoring Traffic Using SPAN 4-4
Security Level Overview 4-5
Configuring VLAN Interfaces 4-5
Configuring Switch Ports as Access Ports 4-9
Configuring a Switch Port as a Trunk Port 4-11
Allowing Communication Between VLAN Interfaces on the Same Security Level 4-13
CHAPTER 5 Configuring Ethernet Settings and Subinterfaces 5-1
Configuring and Enabling RJ-45 Interfaces 5-1
Configuring and Enabling Fiber Interfaces 5-3
Configuring and Enabling VLAN Subinterfaces and 802.1Q Trunking 5-3
CHAPTER 6 Adding and Managing Security Contexts 6-1
Configuring Resource Management 6-1
Classes and Class Members Overview 6-1
Resource Limits 6-2
Default Class 6-3
Class Members 6-4
Configuring a Class 6-4
Configuring a Security Context 6-7
Automatically Assigning MAC Addresses to Context Interfaces 6-11
Changing Between Contexts and the System Execution Space 6-11
Managing Security Contexts 6-12
Removing a Security Context 6-12
Changing the Admin Context 6-13
Changing the Security Context URL 6-13
Reloading a Security Context 6-14
Reloading by Clearing the Configuration 6-14
Reloading by Removing and Re-adding the Context 6-15
Monitoring Security Contexts 6-15
Viewing Context Information 6-15
Viewing Resource Allocation 6-16
Viewing Resource Usage 6-19
Monitoring SYN Attacks in Contexts 6-20
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CHAPTER 7 Configuring Interface Parameters 7-1
Security Level Overview 7-1
Configuring the Interface 7-2
Allowing Communication Between Interfaces on the Same Security Level 7-6
CHAPTER 8 Configuring Basic Settings 8-1
Changing the Login Password 8-1
Changing the Enable Password 8-1
Setting the Hostname 8-2
Setting the Domain Name 8-2
Setting the Date and Time 8-2
Setting the Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Date Range 8-3
Setting the Date and Time Using an NTP Server 8-4
Setting the Date and Time Manually 8-5
Setting the Management IP Address for a Transparent Firewall 8-5
CHAPTER 9 Configuring IP Routing 9-1
How Routing Behaves Within the ASA Security Appliance 9-1
Egress Interface Selection Process 9-1
Next Hop Selection Process 9-2
Configuring Static and Default Routes 9-2
Configuring a Static Route 9-3
Configuring a Default Route 9-4
Configuring Static Route Tracking 9-5
Defining Route Maps 9-7
Configuring OSPF 9-8
OSPF Overview 9-9
Enabling OSPF 9-10
Redistributing Routes Into OSPF 9-10
Configuring OSPF Interface Parameters 9-11
Configuring OSPF Area Parameters 9-13
Configuring OSPF NSSA 9-14
Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas 9-15
Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF 9-16
Defining Static OSPF Neighbors 9-16
Generating a Default Route 9-17
Configuring Route Calculation Timers 9-17
Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down 9-18
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Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing 9-19
Monitoring OSPF 9-19
Restarting the OSPF Process 9-20
Configuring RIP 9-20
Enabling and Configuring RIP 9-20
Redistributing Routes into the RIP Routing Process 9-22
Configuring RIP Send/Receive Version on an Interface 9-22
Enabling RIP Authentication 9-23
Monitoring RIP 9-23
The Routing Table 9-24
Displaying the Routing Table 9-24
How the Routing Table is Populated 9-24
Backup Routes 9-26
How Forwarding Decisions are Made 9-26
Dynamic Routing and Failover 9-26
CHAPTER 10 Configuring DHCP, DDNS, and WCCP Services 10-1
Configuring a DHCP Server 10-1
Enabling the DHCP Server 10-2
Configuring DHCP Options 10-3
Using Cisco IP Phones with a DHCP Server 10-4
Configuring DHCP Relay Services 10-5
Configuring Dynamic DNS 10-6
Example 1: Client Updates Both A and PTR RRs for Static IP Addresses 10-7
Example 2: Client Updates Both A and PTR RRs; DHCP Server Honors Client Update Request; FQDN
Provided Through Configuration 10-7
Example 3: Client Includes FQDN Option Instructing Server Not to Update Either RR; Server Overrides
Client and Updates Both RRs. 10-8
Example 4: Client Asks Server To Perform Both Updates; Server Configured to Update PTR RR Only;
Honors Client Request and Updates Both A and PTR RR 10-8
Example 5: Client Updates A RR; Server Updates PTR RR 10-9
Configuring Web Cache Services Using WCCP 10-9
WCCP Feature Support 10-9
WCCP Interaction With Other Features 10-10
Enabling WCCP Redirection 10-10
CHAPTER 11 Configuring Multicast Routing 11-13
Multicast Routing Overview 11-13
Enabling Multicast Routing 11-14
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Configuring IGMP Features 11-14
Disabling IGMP on an Interface 11-15
Configuring Group Membership 11-15
Configuring a Statically Joined Group 11-15
Controlling Access to Multicast Groups 11-15
Limiting the Number of IGMP States on an Interface 11-16
Modifying the Query Interval and Query Timeout 11-16
Changing the Query Response Time 11-17
Changing the IGMP Version 11-17
Configuring Stub Multicast Routing 11-17
Configuring a Static Multicast Route 11-17
Configuring PIM Features 11-18
Disabling PIM on an Interface 11-18
Configuring a Static Rendezvous Point Address 11-19
Configuring the Designated Router Priority 11-19
Filtering PIM Register Messages 11-19
Configuring PIM Message Intervals 11-20
Configuring a Multicast Boundary 11-20
Filtering PIM Neighbors 11-20
Supporting Mixed Bidirectional/Sparse-Mode PIM Networks 11-21
For More Information about Multicast Routing 11-22
CHAPTER 12 Configuring IPv6 12-1
IPv6-enabled Commands 12-1
Configuring IPv6 12-2
Configuring IPv6 on an Interface 12-3
Configuring a Dual IP Stack on an Interface 12-4
Enforcing the Use of Modified EUI-64 Interface IDs in IPv6 Addresses 12-4
Configuring IPv6 Duplicate Address Detection 12-4
Configuring IPv6 Default and Static Routes 12-5
Configuring IPv6 Access Lists 12-6
Configuring IPv6 Neighbor Discovery 12-7
Configuring Neighbor Solicitation Messages 12-7
Configuring Router Advertisement Messages 12-9
Multicast Listener Discovery Support 12-11
Configuring a Static IPv6 Neighbor 12-11
Verifying the IPv6 Configuration 12-11
The show ipv6 interface Command 12-12
The show ipv6 route Command 12-12
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The show ipv6 mld traffic Command 12-13
CHAPTER 13 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database 13-1
AAA Overview 13-1
About Authentication 13-1
About Authorization 13-2
About Accounting 13-2
AAA Server and Local Database Support 13-2
Summary of Support 13-3
RADIUS Server Support 13-3
Authentication Methods 13-4
Attribute Support 13-4
RADIUS Authorization Functions 13-4
TACACS+ Server Support 13-4
SDI Server Support 13-4
SDI Version Support 13-5
Two-step Authentication Process 13-5
SDI Primary and Replica Servers 13-5
NT Server Support 13-5
Kerberos Server Support 13-5
LDAP Server Support 13-6
Authentication with LDAP 13-6
Authorization with LDAP for VPN 13-7
LDAP Attribute Mapping 13-8
SSO Support for WebVPN with HTTP Forms 13-9
Local Database Support 13-9
User Profiles 13-10
Fallback Support 13-10
Configuring the Local Database 13-10
Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers 13-12
Using Certificates and User Login Credentials 13-15
Using User Login Credentials 13-15
Using certificates 13-16
Supporting a Zone Labs Integrity Server 13-16
Overview of Integrity Server and Security Appliance Interaction 13-17
Configuring Integrity Server Support 13-17
CHAPTER 14 Configuring Failover 14-1
Understanding Failover 14-1
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Failover System Requirements 14-2
Hardware Requirements 14-2
Software Requirements 14-2
License Requirements 14-2
The Failover and Stateful Failover Links 14-3
Failover Link 14-3
Stateful Failover Link 14-5
Active/Active and Active/Standby Failover 14-6
Active/Standby Failover 14-6
Active/Active Failover 14-10
Determining Which Type of Failover to Use 14-15
Regular and Stateful Failover 14-15
Regular Failover 14-16
Stateful Failover 14-16
Failover Health Monitoring 14-16
Unit Health Monitoring 14-17
Interface Monitoring 14-17
Failover Feature/Platform Matrix 14-18
Failover Times by Platform 14-18
Configuring Failover 14-19
Failover Configuration Limitations 14-19
Configuring Active/Standby Failover 14-19
Prerequisites 14-20
Configuring Cable-Based Active/Standby Failover (PIX Security Appliance Only) 14-20
Configuring LAN-Based Active/Standby Failover 14-21
Configuring Optional Active/Standby Failover Settings 14-25
Configuring Active/Active Failover 14-27
Prerequisites 14-27
Configuring Cable-Based Active/Active Failover (PIX security appliance) 14-27
Configuring LAN-Based Active/Active Failover 14-29
Configuring Optional Active/Active Failover Settings 14-33
Configuring Unit Health Monitoring 14-39
Configuring Failover Communication Authentication/Encryption 14-39
Verifying the Failover Configuration 14-40
Using the show failover Command 14-40
Viewing Monitored Interfaces 14-48
Displaying the Failover Commands in the Running Configuration 14-48
Testing the Failover Functionality 14-49
Controlling and Monitoring Failover 14-49
Forcing Failover 14-49
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