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Configuring Multiple Context Mode
This chapter describes how to configure multiple security contexts on the ASA and includes the
following sections:
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Information About Security Contexts, page 1-1
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Licensing Requirements for Multiple Context Mode, page 1-13
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Guidelines and Limitations, page 1-14
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Configuring Multiple Contexts, page 1-15
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Changing Between Contexts and the System Execution Space, page 1-25
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Managing Security Contexts, page 1-26
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Monitoring Security Contexts, page 1-29
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Configuration Examples for Multiple Context Mode, page 1-40
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Feature History for Multiple Context Mode, page 1-41
Information About Security Contexts
You can partition a single ASA
into multiple virtual devices, known as security contexts. Each context
acts as an independent device, with its own security policy, interfaces, and administrators. Multiple
contexts are similar to having multiple standalone devices. For unsupported features in multiple context
mode, see the
“Guidelines and Limitations” section on page 1-14
This section provides an overview of security contexts and includes the following topics:
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Common Uses for Security Contexts, page 1-2
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Context Configuration Files, page 1-2
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How the ASA Classifies Packets, page 1-3
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Cascading Security Contexts, page 1-6
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Management Access to Security Contexts, page 1-7
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Information About Resource Management, page 1-8
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Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
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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 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 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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