SSL

The Cisco® ASA family of devices are based on the Cisco® PIX platform (Figure 19); however they have been re-engineered and improved with feature rich functions. Included in the ASA Platform is IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, Web Portal and Secure Desktop facilities. The IPSec VPN functions are included for no extra charge; the remainder are chargeable options after version 7.0 of the ASA.

PB/INFO/069 Most users know vaguely that web addresses beginning http:// and https:// are different. An https:// web site (‘secure HTTP’) provides users with some protection against some types ofInternet threat (though both server and client computers have to do more work):