Cisco ASA software with stateful firewall inspection, NAT, PAT, and IPsec VPN
- Compatible with Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) for next-generation IPS and advanced threat protection
- 18 Gbps stateful firewall throughput (ASA mode), 17 Gbps multi-protocol inspection
- 17 Gbps FTD throughput with application visibility and control (AVC) and IPS enabled
- 2 million concurrent sessions and 200,000 connections per second for large-scale enterprise deployments
- 8x 1G RJ45 and 8x 1/10G SFP+ base interfaces with modular expansion slot
- Support for optional 1/10/25G network modules, expandable up to 24 total Ethernet ports
- Up to 3,000 VPN peers with 8.5–11 Gbps IPsec VPN throughput
- Active/active clustering and high availability for redundancy and scalability
- Multi-context support: 2 included, up to 100 virtual contexts (license-dependent)
- Q-in-Q (stacked VLAN) support with up to two 802.1Q headers per packet
- Fail-to-wire (FTW) network module support for inline bypass redundancy
- TLS decryption for encrypted traffic inspection (4.8–8 Gbps throughput)
- Application-based Quality of Service (QoS) for traffic prioritization
- Smart Licensing for simplified license management and entitlement tracking
- SD-WAN integration for hybrid WAN and cloud connectivity
- Hot-swappable 900 GB SSD for high-availability storage
- Optional dual 400W AC or DC power supplies for redundancy
- Centralized management via Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) or Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO)
- NEBS Level 3 certified for demanding environmental conditions