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Company:
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Cisco Systems, Inc. |
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What are the targets for this firewall product?
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Small Office/Home Office (1-10 users), Medium sized office (10-100 users), Large office (hundreds of users), Enterprise-wide (thousands of users). |
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Is the product designed primarily to allow outbound access with little or no inbound access?
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Yes |
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Is the product an integrated hardware/software (Black Box) firewall?
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Yes |
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If hardware is not included, what CPU architectures are supported?
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N/A. |
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If the user supplies their own operating system, which operating systems are supported?
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N/A. |
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If the product includes or is based upon an general purpose operating system, which operating system?
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N/A |
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Date product first shipped:
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August 1 1996 |
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Release date of most current version:
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December 5 2000 |
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Release number of most current version:
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PIX version 5.2 |
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Entry level price:
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$101-$1000 |
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If the entry level product enforces limits on the number of users (either concurrent or firewall-based user accounts), how many users are supported?
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no limit in entry level product |
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Does entry level product include (at no extra cost)
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log display tool, VPN support, remote administration. |
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Administrative interfaces included
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edit configuration files, command line interface, Web-browser or Java-based interface. |
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If remote administration is supported, how is the channel protected?
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uses encryption. |
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Includes mechanism for detecting and reporting external scans?
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Yes |
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If the firewall authenticates users, which methods are supported?
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Security Dynamics, AssureNet Pathways or Cryptocard, Radius, TACACS or TACACS+. |
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Does the vendor install the firewall at the customer's site?
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On site installation available at extra cost. |
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How many months of support are included with the initial purchase?
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Up to 3 months |
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How much does it cost to extend support beyond the initial period?
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Greater than 10% but less than 13% |
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What forms of support are included based on the listed prices?
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Telephone support, Email support, Web-based support. |
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Does support include periodic updates?
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Yes, new releases and patches |
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If the product is installed over a customer-installed operating system, how is the operating system 'hardened'?
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N/A. |
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If the operating system is provided by the vendor, what changes are made to it?
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N/A. |
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Does the product include support for VPN?
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Yes |
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Has the product been proven to work with other VPN products?
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Proven IPSEC compatibility with other products, L2TP clients. |
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If the product includes application gateways (programs that receive client connections, process client requests as if it were a server, and process responses from the real server before passing the responses to the client, checking for security vulnerabilities), which protocols are supported?
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SSH. |
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Additional services provided on the firewall:
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N/A. |
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Can the firewall be integrated with network Intrusion Detection products?
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Yes |
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If network ID integration is possible, which products does the firewall support?
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N/A. |
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Can the firewall be integrated with virus scanning products?
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No |
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Vendor Comments:
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PIX is unquestionably the top-selling firewall appliance in the market. There are currently 4 models of PIX. A subset of Firewalling/Intrusion detection features are now available on Cisco routers. Cisco provides other families of dedicated VPN concentrators, Intrusion Detection monitors and other security products required to implement an integrated security policy. |