What's New in this Release
This section describes the new features and enhancements in this release of AsyncOS for Content Security Management .
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Retrieving log information using AsyncOS APIs |
You can now retrieve the following log details from your appliance using AsyncOS APIs:
For more information, see the “Logging APIs” section in the AsyncOS 13.8.1 API for Cisco Content Security Management Appliances - Getting Started Guide. |
Recording AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) events using Audit Logs |
The Cisco Content Security Management Appliance supports a new type of log subscription–‘Audit Logs’ that records AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) events. Some of the audit log details are as follows:
For more information, see Using Audit Logs. |
Configuring OpenID Connect 1.0 on Content Security Management Appliance for AsyncOS APIs |
The Cisco Content Security Management Appliance supports integration with applications or clients that use Identity Providers (IDPs) with OpenID Connect 1.0 authentication to connect seamlessly with AsyncOS APIs available in your appliance. Currently, your appliance has been certified with OpenID Connect using Microsoft AD FS only. For more information, see Common Administrative Tasks |
New Access Privilege – Log Subscription for Delegated Administrators |
A new access privilege option - Log Subscription is added in the System Administration > User Role page in the web interface of your appliance. Use the Log Subscription option to define whether delegated administrators assigned to the custom user role can access log subscriptions or Logging APIs to view or download log files. For more information, see Distributing Administrative Tasks |
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Message Tracking Enhancements |
The new web interface includes the following user experience enhancements:
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Reporting Enhancements |
You can now schedule and archive My Favorite Reports. You can also export My Favorite Reports data in CSV or PDF format. |
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Spam Notification Enhancements |
For more information, see the Notifying End Users About Quarantined Messages topic in the User Guide. |
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Security Enhancements |
AsyncOS 13.8.0 includes the following security enhancements:
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Cisco SecureX and Cisco Threat Response Enhancement |
You can now configure your appliance to connect to Cisco SecureX and Cisco Threat Response via a proxy. Check the Use Proxy check box in the page to connect via a proxy. |
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YouTube Report (Web) |
In the new web interface (URL Categories report page), you can now view the following information related to the YouTube categorization feature:
You can view the top Youtube Categories that are being visited on the site in a graphical format.
You can view the top Youtube URL that triggered a block or warning action to occur per transaction in a graphical format. For example, a user went to a certain Youtube URL and because of a specific policy that is in place, this triggered a block action or a warning. This Youtube URL then gets listed in this graph as a transaction blocked or warning. To view the URL Categories report page, select Web from the Product drop-down and choose Monitoring > URL Categories from the Reports drop-down.
The Youtube Categories Matched interactive table shows the disposition of transactions by Youtube category during the specified time range, plus bandwidth used and time spent in each category. To view the Youtube Categories Matched interactive table, choose Web > Reporting > URL Categories.
A new filter YT Category has been added under Web > Tracking. To filter by a specific Youtube category, expand the Youtube Category section and select the Youtube categories that you want to view. |
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IP Spoofing Profiles |
You can now configure Web Proxy IP Spoofing by creating an IP spoofing profile and adding it to the routing policies. When IP spoofing profile is used in a routing policy, the web proxy changes the source IP address to custom IP address defined in the IP spoofing profile. To create a new IP spoofing profile or modify and existing IP spoofing profile, choose Web > IP Spoofing Profiles. To add IP spoofing profile in a routing policy, choose Web > Routing Policies.
For more information, see User Guide for AsyncOS 12.5 for Cisco Web Security Appliances. |