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Cisco ASA and FTD

Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

ASA Deployment Mode ASA Interface Mode
Routed Routed
Transport Switched (BVI)

Routed Deployment

                                 .------- Inside
                61.202.20.2     /      192.168.0.0/24
 Internet -------Outside-- ( ASA ) 
                                \      10.10.0.0/24
                                 `------- DMZ

Transport Deployment

                61.202.20.2                    192.168.0.0/24
 Internet --------Outside-- ( Router ) ---Inside--- ( ASA ) --- Hosts

Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)

FTD Interface Mode FTD Deployment Mode Description Traffic can be dropped
Routed Routed Full LINA engine and Snort-engine checks Yes
Switched (BVI) Transparent Full LINA engine and Snort-engine checks Yes
Inline Pair Routed or Transparent Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks Yes
Inline Pair with Tap Routed or Transparent Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks No
Passive Routed or Transparent Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks No
Passive (ERSPAN) Routed Partial LINA engine and full Snort-engine checks No

LINA engine is a firewall engine
Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN) uses GRE to tunnel mirrored traffic across Layer 3 boundaries from remote switches.

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