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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using ASDM
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance
VPN Specifications
Table 1-2 shows the modules supported by each model:
VPN Specifications
See the Supported VPN Platforms, Cisco ASA 5500 Series at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/compatibility/vpn-platforms-83.html.
New Features
This section includes the following topics:
• New Features in Version 6.3(2)/8.3(2), page 1-3
• New Features in Version 6.3(1)/8.3(1), page 1-6
Note New, changed, and deprecated syslog messages are listed in Cisco ASA 5500 Series System Log
Messages.
New Features in Version 6.3(2)/8.3(2)
Table 1-2 Module Support
Model Modules Supported
ASA 5505 Advanced Inspection and Prevention (AIP) SSC-5
ASA 5510 AIP SSM-10 and -20
CSC SSM-10 and -20
4GE SSM
ASA 5520 AIP SSM-10, -20, and -40
CSC SSM-10 and -20
4GE SSM
ASA 5540 AIP SSM-10, -20, and -40
CSC SSM-10 and -20
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4GE SSM
1. The CSC SSM licenses support up to 1000 users while the Cisco ASA 5540 Series appliance can support significantly more
users. If you deploy CSC SSM with an ASA 5540 adaptive security appliance, be sure to configure the security appliance to
send the CSC SSM only the traffic that should be scanned.
ASA 5550 No support (the 4GE SSM is built-in and not user-removable)
ASA 5580 No support