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Configuring the ASA for Cisco Cloud Web
Security
Cisco Cloud Web Security provides web security and web filtering services through the
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. Enterprises with the ASA in their network can use Cloud Web
Security services without having to install additional hardware.
When Cloud Web Security is enabled on the ASA, the ASA transparently redirects selected HTTP and
HTTPS traffic to the Cloud Web Security proxy servers. The Cloud Web Security proxy servers then scan
the content and allow, block, or send a warning about the traffic based on the policy configured in Cisco
ScanCenter to enforce acceptable use and to protect users from malware.
The ASA can optionally authenticate and identify users with Identity Firewall (IDFW) and AAA rules.
The ASA encrypts and includes the user credentials (including usernames and/or user groups) in the
traffic it redirects to Cloud Web Security. The Cloud Web Security service then uses the user credentials
to match the traffic to the policy. It also uses these credentials for user-based reporting. Without user
authentication, the ASA can supply an (optional) default username and/or group, although usernames
and groups are not required for the Cloud Web Security service to apply policy.
You can customize the traffic you want to send to Cloud Web Security when you create your service
policy rules. You can also configure a “whitelist” so that a subset of web traffic that matches the service
policy rule instead goes directly to the originally requested web server and is not scanned by Cloud Web
Security.
You can configure a primary and a backup Cloud Web Security proxy server, each of which the ASA
polls regularly to check for availability.
Note
This feature is also called “ScanSafe,” so the ScanSafe name appears in some commands.
Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
Page 28: ...Glossary GL 24 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide ...
Page 61: ...P A R T 1 Getting Started with the ASA ...
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Page 219: ...P A R T 2 Configuring High Availability and Scalability ...
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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Page 499: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Basic Settings ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Objects and Access Lists ...
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Page 601: ...P A R T 2 Configuring IP Routing ...
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Page 745: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Network Address Translation ...
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Page 845: ...P A R T 2 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database ...
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Page 981: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Access Control ...
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Page 1061: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Service Policies Using the Modular Policy Framework ...
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Page 1093: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Application Inspection ...
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Page 1191: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Unified Communications ...
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Page 1333: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Connection Settings and QoS ...
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Page 1379: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Advanced Network Protection ...
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Page 1475: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Modules ...
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Page 1549: ...P A R T 2 Configuring VPN ...
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Page 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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