Cisco Secure Web Appliance
| Overview | Product Overview |
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| Product Type | Web Security |
| Status | Available Order |
| Series Release Date | 30-JAN-2009 |
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Feedback- Getting Started with Cisco Secure Web Appliance:
- Step-by-step Guide: Cisco Secure Web Setup | Cisco Talos IP & Domain Reputation Center
- Web Security Training Videos | Cisco Secure Web Appliance - Official YouTube Channel
- AsyncOS MIB Info for version 15.0: Web MIB | Mail MIB | SMI MIB
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Data Sheets and Product Information
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance: Protection, Control, Visibility, and Value At-a-Glance
- Cisco WSA Brochure (PDF - 2 MB)
At-a-Glance
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance Data Sheet
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting Data Sheet
- Cisco Web Usage Control Filtering Categories Data Sheet
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Application and Visibility Control Data Sheet
- Cisco Security Virtual Appliance Licenses for Customers and Partners
- Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance WSAV Licenses for Existing Customers and Partners Data Sheet
Data Sheets
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Secure Web Appliance (formerly Web Security Appliance) AsyncOS Releases 12.5, 14.0 and 14.1
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Email, Web and Security Management x90 Hardware Appliances
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Secure Web x95 Hardware Appliances
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Web Security and SMA Annuity Migration
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 12.0.x
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WSA Antimalware software license bundle - 5Y Subscription
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 11.7.x
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Email and Web Security Promotional PIDs
- Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 10.5.x Product Bulletin
- Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 11.5.x Product Bulletin
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco x170 and x80 Email, Web, and Content Security Management Hardware Appliances
- Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 10.0.x and 10.1.x Product Bulletin
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Email, Web, and Security Management x70 Appliances
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the AsyncOS 8.5.x, 9.0.x, and 9.1.x for Cisco Web Security Appliance
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) add-on subscriptions for Cisco Cognitive Threat Analytics (CTA) and Cisco Advanced Threat Detection (ATD) bundle
End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices
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Security Notices
- Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 10.5.x Product Bulletin
- Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 11.5.x Product Bulletin
- Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 10.0.x and 10.1.x Product Bulletin
Bulletins
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Applicable to Multiple Models
Field Notices
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Web Proxy Memory Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Reflected and Document Object Model-Based Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Layer 4 Traffic Monitor Security Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Advanced Malware Protection File Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Administrative Interface Access Control Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Static Credentials Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Authenticated Command Injection and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Command Injection and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Cisco Email Security Appliance Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Security Appliances AsyncOS Software Update Server Certificate Validation Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTP URL Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Drop Decrypt Policy Bypass Vulnerability
Security Advisories, Responses and Notices
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Release and Compatibility
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- ISE Compatibility Matrix for Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.2 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- List of Ciphers for AsyncOS 15.5 for Secure Web Appliance
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting v.7.x Release Notes
- List of Ciphers for AsyncOS 15.2 for Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5.1 Hot Patch 1 Refresh for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Update CIMC Firmware on Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.0 Hot Patch 3 Refresh for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5.1 Hot Patch 2 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.0 Hot Patch 3 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.0 Hot Patch 2 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5.1 Hot Patch 1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
Release Notes
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Reference
- Useful Links Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695, and S695F
Documentation Roadmaps
- Cisco AsyncOS 8.0 for Web Open Source Documentation (PDF - 1 MB)
Licensing Information
- Use Secure Web Appliance Best Practices
Technical References
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Install and Upgrade
- Cisco Content Security Virtual Appliances on AWS EC2 Installation Guide
- Cisco Secure Web Virtual Appliance Installation Guide
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance S196, S396, S696, and S696F Hardware Installation Guide
- Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information - Cisco Secure Web Appliance S196, S396, S696, S696F (PDF)
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance S196, S396, S696, and S696F Getting Started Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695, and S695F Getting Started Guide
- Deploy Cisco Secure Web Appliance on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695, and S695F Hardware Installation Guide
- Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information—Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695, and S695F (PDF)
- Cisco x90 Series Content Security Appliances Installation and Maintenance Guide
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 6.2 - Installation, Setup, and User Guide (PDF)
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 6.1 - Installation, Setup, and User Guide (PDF)
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting v. 6.0 Installation, Setup, and User Guide (PDF)
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S690 Quickstart Guide (PDF)
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S390 Quickstart Guide (PDF)
Install and Upgrade Guides
- Configure and Troubleshoot SWA, ESA and SMA Local Upgrade
- Upgrade Process for Secure Web Appliance
- Upgrade SWA, ESA, SMA Locally
Install and Upgrade TechNotes
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Configuration
- Install Secure Web Appliance on Microsoft Hyper-V
- Configure Microsoft O365 Tenant Restriction in SWA
- Block Upload Traffic in Secure Web Appliance
- Configure SWA Packet Capture Filters for Explicit Transparent Modes
- Configure Secure Web Appliance GUI Certificate
- Configure SCP Push Logs in SWA with Microsoft Server
- Configure Secure Web Appliance Initial Setup
- Configure and Examine SOCKS Proxy on Secure Web Appliance
- Configure Packet Capture on Content Security Appliance
- Block Traffic in Secure Web Appliance
- Bypass Authentication in Secure Web Appliance
- Allow Google reCAPTCHA when Access to Search Engine Portals Is Blocked
- Configure SWA External Authentication with ISE as a RADIUS Server
- Configure Firewall for Secure Web Appliance
- Configure Custom URL Categories in Secure Web Appliance
Configuration Examples and TechNotes
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AsyncOS API 15.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
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AsyncOS 15.2 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
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AsyncOS 15.1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
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AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
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AsyncOS 14.6 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
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AsyncOS 14.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
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AsyncOS 14.0 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
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AsyncOS 12.5 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
Programming Guides
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Maintain and Operate
- User Guide for AsyncOS 15.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance (General Deployment)
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 7.5.3 Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- User Guide for AsyncOS 15.2 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance- MD (Maintenance Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 15.1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance - GD (General Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 15.2 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance- GD (General Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance - GD(General Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.6 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance with Hybrid SWG - Limited Deployment
- User Guide for AsyncOS 11.8 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - GD (General Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance - GD (General Deployment)
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 7.5.2 Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 6.3 - Installation, Setup, and User Guide (PDF)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 12.7 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - LD (Limited Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.0 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - GD (General Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - LD (Limited Deployment)
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 7.5.1 Installation, Setup, and User Guide
End-User Guides
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Cisco Web Security Appliance S690
- SenderBase Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you use regular expressions (regex) with grep to search logs?
Maintain and Operate TechNotes
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Troubleshooting
- Reset Administrator Password and Unlock Administrator User Account
Password Recovery
- Cisco Hybrid Web Appliance FAQ
- Find a Contract Number and Add Access to Your Contract Number
- What is the difference between transparent and forward proxy mode?
- WSA FAQ: How do I verify which category a URL belongs to and submit a change request?
- How Do I Bypass Authentication for Specific User Agents?
- Web Reputation score (WBRS) and Web Categorization Engine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- What are cookies? What are the differences between them (session vs. persistent)?
- How to Install Feature Keys on Cisco ESA, WSA, and SMA?
- Enable service account (enablediag) via console on the ESA/WSA/SMA
- What should NTLM authentication look like at the packet level?
- How do I read or interpret the WCCP logs on Cisco Web Security appliance?
- How do you use pscp on Microsoft Windows?
- Calculating Proxy CPU Utilization on the WSA Using SNMP
- What is a PAC file and where is it located on WSA?
- How do I enable native FTP proxy on FileZilla?
Support FAQ
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Troubleshooting Information in Online Help on the Appliance
Troubleshooting Guides
- Troubleshoot Secure Web Appliance Latency
- Fix EUN Page Display Errors on SWA for Explicit HTTPS Requests
- Bypass Microsoft Updates Traffic in Secure Web Appliance
- Troubleshoot Secure Web Appliance Performance with SHD Logs
- Understand Secure Web Appliance Release Changes
- Understand Secure Web Appliance Malware and Spyware Protection
- Integrate Secure Endpoint Private Cloud with Secure Web and Email
- Understand Packet Flow in Secure Web Appliance
- Access Secure Web Appliance Logs
- Clear Cache on Secure Web Appliance
- Understand HTTPS Accesslog Format in Secure Web Appliance
- Troubleshoot Smart License in Secure Web Appliance
- Troubleshoot Unusual Process States in SWA
- Determine Decryption Rate in SWA
- Troubleshoot Secure Web Appliance DNS Service
Troubleshooting TechNotes
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Literature
- Cisco Advanced Web Reporting Overview (PDF - 5 MB)
Presentations
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- Isolate with Secure Web Appliance Solution Overview
- How to Enable Domain Map in AsyncOS for WSA (PDF)
- How to Enable Office 365 External Feeds in AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Guide (PDF)
- Deployment Scenarios for Cisco Web Security Appliance on Amazon Web Services Guide
- Cisco WSA Integration with Menlo Security: Browser Isolation Technology Migration Guide (PDF)
- Integration of Cisco Web Security Appliance Web Traffic Tap with LogRhythm NetMon Guide (PDF)
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Below are the supported models within the Cisco Secure Web Appliance series (formerly Cisco Web Security Appliance):
Unless specified, documentation for the Cisco Secure Web Appliance is applicable to all models.
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S190
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S390
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S690 - End-of-Support Date: 30-Jun-2024
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S690X - End-of-Support Date: 30-Jun-2024
