Navigating the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Documentation
This document describes the available Cisco Secure Firewall ASA series documentation and provides links to access the documentation online.
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Before you install any hardware, read the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for your platform, listed in Hardware. |
Features and Licenses
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New Features—Cisco ASA New Features by Release
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Feature Licenses—Cisco ASA Series Feature Licenses
Compatibility
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Hardware and Software Compatibility—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Compatibility
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VPN Compatibility—Supported VPN Platforms, Cisco ASA Series
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MIBs—ftp://ftp.cisco.com/pub/mibs/supportlists/asa/asa-supportlist.html
Getting Started
ASA Getting Started
Secure Firewall Appliances
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Secure Firewall 1230/1240/1250—Cisco Secure Firewall 1230/40/50 ASA Getting Started
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Secure Firewall 1210/1220—Cisco Secure Firewall 1210/20 ASA Getting Started
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Secure Firewall 3100—Cisco Secure Firewall 3100 Getting Started Guide
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Secure Firewall 4200—Cisco Secure Firewall 4200 Getting Started Guide
Firepower Appliances
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Firepower 1010—Cisco Firepower 1010 Getting Started Guide
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Firepower 1100—Cisco Firepower 1100 Getting Started Guide
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Firepower 4100—Cisco Firepower 4100 Getting Started Guide
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Firepower 9300—Cisco Firepower 9300 Getting Started Guide
ISA 3000 Appliances
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ISA 3000—Cisco ISA 3000 Getting Started Guide
ASAv
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ASA Virtual 9.22—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Virtual Getting Started Guide, 9.23
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ASA Virtual 9.22—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Virtual Getting Started Guide, 9.22
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ASA Virtual 9.20—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Virtual Getting Started Guide, 9.22
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ASA Virtual 9.19—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Virtual Getting Started Guide, 9.19
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ASA Virtual 9.18—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Virtual Getting Started Guide, 9.18
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ASAv 9.16—Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv) Getting Started Guide, 9.16
Legacy Models
Firepower 2100—Cisco Firepower 2100 Getting Started Guide
ASDM Getting Started
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ASDM Identity Certificate—Install an Identity Certificate for ASDM
Hardware
Hardware Installation
Secure Firewall Appliances
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Secure Firewall 1230/1240/1250—Cisco Secure Firewall CSF-1230, CSF-1240, and CSF-1250 Hardware Installation Guide
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Secure Firewall 1210/1220—Cisco Secure Firewall CSF-1210CE, CSF-1210CP, and CSF-1220CX Hardware Installation Guide
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Secure Firewall 3100—Cisco Secure Firewall 3100 Hardware Installation Guide
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Secure Firewall 4200—Cisco Secure Firewall 4200 Hardware Installation Guide
Firepower Appliances
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Firepower 1010—Cisco Firepower 1010 Hardware Installation Guide
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Firepower 1100—Cisco Firepower 1100 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Firepower 4112, 4115, 4125, and 4145—Cisco Firepower 4115, 4125, and 4145 Hardware Installation Guide
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Firepower 9300—Cisco Firepower 9300 Hardware Installation Guide
ISA 3000 Appliances
Legacy Models
Firepower 2100—Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Hardware Installation Guide
RCSI
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Firepower 1010—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Firepower 1010
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Firepower 1100—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Firepower 1100 Series
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Secure Firewall 1210/1220—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information - Cisco Secure Firewall CSF-1210CE, CSF-1210CP, CSF-1220CX
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Secure Firewall 1230/1240/1250—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information - Cisco Secure Firewall CSF-1230, CSF-1240, CSF-1250
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Secure Firewall 3100—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information - Cisco Secure Firewall 3105, 3110, 3120, 3130, 3140
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
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Firepower 4100—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Firepower 4100 Series
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Secure Firewall 4200—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Secure Firewall 4215, 4225, 4245
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Firepower 9300—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Firepower 9300
Legacy Models
Firepower 2100—Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
Special and Legacy Services
For some services, documentation is located outside of or in addition to the main configuration guides and online help.
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HTTP Interface—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA HTTP Interface for Automation
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Clustering—
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Botnet Traffic Filter—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Botnet Traffic Filter Guide
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Unified Communications—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Unified Communications Guide
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WCCP—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA WCCP Traffic Redirection Guide
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NetFlow Collectors Implementation—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA NetFlow Implementation Guide
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SNMP Implementation—SNMP Version 3 Tools Implementation Guide
APIC Integration
Quick Start
For quick start guides, see: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/adaptive-security-appliance-asa-software/products-installation-guides-list.html
Release Notes
For quick start guides, see: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/adaptive-security-appliance-asa-software/products-release-notes-list.html
XML Examples
For XML examples, see: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/adaptive-security-appliance-asa-software/products-configuration-examples-list.html
Upgrade and Migration
Upgrade
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Reimage to Threat Defense—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and Threat Defense Reimage Guide
Migration
ASA to Threat Defense—Migrating Cisco Secure Firewall ASA to Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense with the Migration Tool
1000/1200/2100/3100/4200 FXOS Guides
Command Reference
For Version 8.3 and later.
Syslog Messages
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Syslog Messages—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Syslog Messages
Cisco ASA Documentation by Release
This section lists the ASA series documentation by release. This section includes the CLI and GUI documentation for each version.
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ASDM 6.0 and later supports many ASA versions. We include the ASDM documentation with the ASA version when that version of ASDM was introduced; for example 8.4/6.4, 8.3/6.3, and so on. The ASDM documentation and online help includes all of the latest features supported by the ASA. If you are running an older version of ASA software, the documentation might include features that are not supported in your version. Similarly, if a feature was added into a maintenance release for an older ASA version, then the ASDM documentation includes the new feature even though that feature might not be available in all later ASA releases. Please refer to the feature history table for each configuration guide chapter to determine when features were added. For the minimum supported version of ASDM for each ASA version, see Cisco ASA Compatibility. |
ASA Version 9.23/ASDM Version 7.23
Release Notes
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ASA Release Notes—Release Notes for the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series, 9.23(x)
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ASDM Release Notes—Release Notes for Cisco Secure Firewall ASDM, 7.23(x)
CLI Configuration
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General Operations CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.23
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Firewall CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.23
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VPN CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.23
ASDM Configuration
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General Operations ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.23
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Firewall ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.23
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VPN ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.23
ASA Version 9.22/ASDM Version 7.22
Release Notes
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ASA Release Notes—Release Notes for the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series, 9.22(x)
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ASDM Release Notes—Release Notes for Cisco Secure Firewall ASDM, 7.22(x)
CLI Configuration
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General Operations CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.22
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Firewall CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.22
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VPN CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.22
ASDM Configuration
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General Operations ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.22
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Firewall ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.22
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VPN ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.22
ASA Version 9.20/ASDM Version 7.20
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ASA 9.20(1) is supported only on the Secure Firewall 4200. 9.20(2) supports all platforms. |
Release Notes
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ASA Release Notes—Release Notes for the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series, 9.20(x)
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ASDM Release Notes—Release Notes for Cisco Secure Firewall ASDM, 7.20(x)
CLI Configuration
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General Operations CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.20
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Firewall CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.20
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VPN CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.20
ASDM Configuration
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General Operations ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.20
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Firewall ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.20
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VPN ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.20
ASA Version 9.19/ASDM Version 7.19
Release Notes
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ASA Release Notes—Release Notes for the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series, 9.19(x)
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ASDM Release Notes—Release Notes for Cisco Secure Firewall ASDM, 7.19(x)
CLI Configuration
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General Operations CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.19
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Firewall CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.19
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VPN CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.19
ASDM Configuration
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General Operations ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.19
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Firewall ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.19
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VPN ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.19
ASA Version 9.18/ASDM Version 7.18
Release Notes
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ASA Release Notes—Release Notes for the Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series, 9.18(x)
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ASDM Release Notes—Release Notes for Cisco Secure Firewall ASDM, 7.18(x)
CLI Configuration
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General Operations CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.18
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Firewall CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.18
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VPN CLI Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.18
ASDM Configuration
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General Operations ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.18
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Firewall ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.18
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VPN ASDM Configuration—Cisco Secure Firewall ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.18
ASA Version 9.16/ASDM Version 7.16
Release Notes
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ASA Release Notes—Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.16(x)
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ASDM Release Notes—Release Notes for Cisco ASDM, 7.16(x)
CLI Configuration
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General Operations CLI Configuration—Cisco ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.16
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Firewall CLI Configuration—Cisco ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.16
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VPN CLI Configuration—Cisco ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.16
ASDM Configuration
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General Operations ASDM Configuration—Cisco ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.16
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Firewall ASDM Configuration—Cisco ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.16
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VPN ASDM Configuration—Cisco ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.16
ASA Version 9.15/ASDM Version 7.15
Release Notes
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ASA Release Notes—Release Notes for the Cisco ASA Series, 9.15(x)
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ASDM Release Notes—Release Notes for Cisco ASDM, 7.15(x)
CLI Configuration
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General Operations CLI Configuration—Cisco ASA Series General Operations CLI Configuration Guide, 9.15
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Firewall CLI Configuration—Cisco ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide, 9.15
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VPN CLI Configuration—Cisco ASA Series VPN CLI Configuration Guide, 9.15
ASDM Configuration
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General Operations ASDM Configuration—Cisco ASA Series General Operations ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.15
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Firewall ASDM Configuration—Cisco ASA Series Firewall ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.15
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VPN ASDM Configuration—Cisco ASA Series VPN ASDM Configuration Guide, 7.15
Cisco ISA 3000
The Cisco ISA 3000 is a DIN Rail mounted, ruggedized, industrial security appliance. It is low-power, fan-less, with Gigabit Ethernet and a dedicated management port. (9.16 and earlier) This model comes with the ASA FirePOWER module pre-installed. Special features for this model include a customized transparent mode default configuration, as well as a hardware bypass function to allow traffic to continue flowing through the appliance when there is a loss of power.
The Cisco ISA 3000 documentation is available at:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/security/industrial-security-appliance-3000/model.html
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense
The Secure Firewall Threat Defense supplies next-generation firewall services, including stateful firewalling, routing, Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS), Application Visibility and Control (AVC), URL filtering, and Advanced Malware Protection (AMP).
See the Documentation Roadmap for the threat defense:
Cisco Secure Client
For Secure Client documentation, see:
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