Advanced Features and Configuration

Summary

Cisco ASA in conjunction with the AIP-SSM modules delivers a new generation of highly accurate and intelligent inline prevention services. This provides security administrators an Adaptive Threat Defense (ATD) across their business networks and applications. This chapter provided an overview of the Cisco IPS 5.x software architecture that runs in the AIP-SSM to provide IPS services. It included an introduction to the CLI, user administration, and maintenance tasks, and explained in depth advanced configuration tasks such as custom signatures and blocking.