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Chapter 8 PIX Firewall

Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA) Used by Cisco PIX Firewall Keeps track of connections originating from the protected inside network to the outside public network  so that return traffic with connection is allowed All other traffic from the outside public network is blocked by firewall

Adaptive Security Algorithm (ASA) Used by Cisco PIX Firewall Keeps track of connections originating from the protected inside network to the outside public network  so that return traffic with connection is allowed All other traffic from the outside public network is blocked by firewall

TCP Connection Setup

TCP Connection Teardown

UDP Transmission

Default PIX Firewall Rules Packets cannot traverse the PIX Firewall without a translation, connection, and state Outbound connections (originating from higher security interface and destined to lower security interface) are allowed except those specifically denied by ACLs Inbound connections are blocked except those specifically permitted All ICMP packets are denied unless explicitly permitted

PIX Interface Security Levels Each interface is assigned a security level from 0 to 100 Security level 100 usually assigned to interface connected to the inside private network Security level 0 usually assigned to outside public interface By default, traffic can flow from a higher security level to a lower security level provided that a NAT (xlate) is built for the source IP address connections from lower security interface to a higher security interface must be explicitly permitted via ACL or conduit

Network Address Translation NAT must be set up in order to pass traffic between any two interfaces PIX can also support PAT Dynamic NAT versus Static NAT

Other Features of PIX Can act a an inline IDS Can provide stateful failover to a redundant PIX Application awareness implement via “fixup” commands

PIX Configuration See Cisco PIX Firewall and VPN configuration guide

Access Control Lists Used to permit connection originating from a less secure interface (eg. Outside) to a more secure interface (eg. Inside) Used in conjunction with static NAT traslation