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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FeedbackGetting Started with Cisco Web Security Appliance:
- Step-by-step Guide: Web Security Appliance (WSA) Setup
- Web Security Appliance (WSA) Training Videos
- Additional Web Security Appliance Resources:
- Application Visibility and Control (AVC)
- Cisco IronPort Web Usage Controls Category Submission and Lookup Tool
- Web Reputation (WBRS) Submission and Lookup Tool
- AsyncOS MIB Info for WSA (.txt files):
- Web MIB | 7.7.x | 8.0.x | 10.1.2
- Mail MIB | 7.7.x | 8.0.x | 10.1.2
- SMI MIB | 7.7.x | 8.0.x | 10.1.2
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- Web Security Appliance S170
Status: End of Support | End-of-Support Date: 30-Nov-2021
- Web Security Appliance S190
Status: Available | Release Date: 13-Nov-2015
- Web Security Appliance S380
Status: End of Support | End-of-Support Date: 30-Nov-2021
- Web Security Appliance S390
Status: Available | Release Date: 13-Nov-2015
- Web Security Appliance S680
Status: End of Support | End-of-Support Date: 30-Nov-2021
- Web Security Appliance S690
Status: End of Sale | End-of-Support Date: 30-Jun-2024
- Web Security Appliance S690X
Status: End of Sale | End-of-Support Date: 30-Jun-2024
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Document Categories
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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 Email, Web and Security Management x90 Hardware Appliances
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Web Security and SMA Annuity Migration
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 12.0.x
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Web Security Appliance AsyncOS 12.0.x
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco Web Security and SMA Annuity Migration
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco WSA Antimalware software license bundle - 5Y Subscription
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco WSA Antimalware software license bundle - 5Y Subscription
- End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Web Security Appliance
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco Email and Web Security Promotional PIDs
- 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
- Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco Email, Web and Security Management x90 Hardware Appliances
- 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-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 Notice: FN - 70065 - RAID Battery Failure on Content Security ESA, WSA, and SMA 80-Series Hardware - BIOS/Firmware Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 63877 - Cisco S380 and S680 Series Appliances Might Reboot or Lock Up - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64282 - WSA Sx90 Series Security Appliances-Wired Memory Leak - Software Upgrade Recommended
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Cisco Web Security Appliance S380
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Cisco Web Security Appliance S170
- Field Notice: FN - 70304 - New IP Addresses and an Additional URL for Cognitive Threat Analytics Data Ingest Services - Configuration Change Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 64277 - WSA/ESA - Update Necessary for Support of New McAfee 5800 Engine on Cisco Web and Email Security Appliances - Software Upgrade Recommended
- Field Notice: FN - 63815 - WSA: McAfee Engine Update Necessary for Web Security Appliances
Field Notices
- ClamAV HFS+ Partition Scanning Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: February 2023
- Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance Next Generation Management Vulnerabilities
- Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance Content Encoding Filter Bypass Vulnerabilities
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Multiple Cisco Security Products Simple Network Management Protocol Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Filter Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Proxy Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Multiple Cisco Products Server Name Identification Data Exfiltration Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Web Security Appliance Certificate Validation Vulnerability
- Cisco Content Security Management Appliance, Email Security Appliance, and Web Security Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Security Advisories, Responses and Notices
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Release and Compatibility
- Release Notes for Application Visibility and Control Signatures, Release 1.1.0.x
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.0 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.0.3 Hot Patch 1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 12.5.5 Hot Patch 1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5 Hot Patch 1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- ISE Compatibility Matrix for Secure Web Appliance
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting v.7.x Release Notes
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.0 Hot Patch 1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- Open Source Used In AsyncOS 14.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- List of Ciphers for AsyncOS 14.5 for Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- List of Ciphers for AsyncOS 11.8 for Web Security Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 12.7 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- List of Ciphers for AsyncOS 14.0.1 for Web Security Appliance
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
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Install and Upgrade
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695, and S695F Getting Started Guide
- Cisco Content Security Virtual Appliances on AWS EC2 Installation Guide
- Deploy Cisco Secure Web Appliance on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
- Cisco Content Security Virtual Appliance Installation Guide
- 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
- Cisco x90 Series Content Security Appliances Installation and Maintenance Guide
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 6.2 - Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting v. 6.1 Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting v. 6.0 Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S690 Quickstart Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S390 Quickstart Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S190 Quickstart Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Advanced Reporting v. 5.0 Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Advanced Reporting v. 4.0 Installation, Setup, and User Guide (GA)
Install and Upgrade Guides
- Upgrade Process for Secure Web Appliance
- WSA/ESA Local Upgrade Process
Install and Upgrade TechNotes
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Configuration
- Generate License Key File from PAK File for Email Security
- Configure Firewall for Secure Web Appliance
- Configure Secure Web Appliance to Improve Upload and Download Speed
- Define Custom URL Categories in WSA
- Integrate WSA with CTR
- How to download and install Cisco Context Directory Agent patches
- Configure Transparent Redirection With WCCP in Order to Redirect Native FTP Traffic
- How to add or modify NTP on ESA/WSA/SMA
- WSA Log Transfer to a Remote SCP Server
- How do I determine which version of software is running on my Cisco Web/Email/Management Security Appliance?
- WSA WCCP for ASA Configuration Example
Configuration Examples and TechNotes
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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 11.8 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - GD (General Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- 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
- User Guide for AsyncOS 12.7 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.0 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 7.5.1 Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - LD (Limited Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 11.7 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - LD (Limited Deployment)
- User Guide for AsyncOS 12.5 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- User Guide for AsyncOS 12.0 for Cisco Web Security Appliances - LD (Limited Deployment)
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting Distributed Deployment Guide
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 7.5 - Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 7.0 - Installation, Setup, and User Guide
- User Guide for AsyncOS 10.6.0 For Cisco Web Security Appliances
End-User Guides
- How do you use regular expressions (regex) with grep to search logs?
- How do I read or interpret the WCCP logs on Cisco Web Security appliance?
- After I submit a URL via Cisco Web Access Control submission tool and select "suggested category", will the suggested category always be used as the category for the URL reported?
Maintain and Operate TechNotes
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Troubleshooting
- 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?
- 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?
- Cisco Hybrid Web Appliance FAQ
- How do I read or interpret the WCCP logs on Cisco Web Security appliance?
- How do you use pscp on Microsoft Windows?
- Why is there no new version of AsyncOS shown when performing an upgrade?
- Specify Interface for Authentication Traffic on the Web Security Appliance
- Calculating Proxy CPU Utilization on the WSA Using SNMP
- Can I swap hard drives between different Cisco Content Security Appliances?
- How to block Instant Messaging (IM) traffic on Cisco Web Security appliance?
Support FAQ
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Troubleshooting Information in Online Help on the Appliance
Troubleshooting Guides
- Troubleshoot Secure Web Appliance and Advanced Malware Protection Logs (ampverdict)
- How to Block Unknown Applications on Secure Web Appliance
- How does SenderBase work?
- What types of blocklists are used by SenderBase?
- ESA FAQ: Amber/Orange/Blue Indicator Lights and Front LCD Panel Messages
- Web Security Appliance Design Guide
- ESA, SMA, and WSA Queries with the snmpwalk Command Configuration Example
- How To Exempt Office 365 Traffic From Authentication and Decryption on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
- vESA Is Not Able to Download and Apply Updates for Antispam or Antivirus
- "Malformed license" Error When Trying to Install a License File on Virtual ESA (vESA)
- How to Prevent the Web Security Appliance to Be an Open Proxy
- Prevent a User From Attaching a File to a Gmail Email
- Technote on FAQ for Remote Access on Cisco ESA/WSA/SMA
- Content Security Appliance Downloads, Updates or Upgrades using a Static Host
- Reset the ESA/SMA/WSA to the Factory Default Configuration
Troubleshooting TechNotes
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Literature
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Partner Sales Resources
Partner Resources
- Cisco Advanced Web Reporting Overview (PDF - 5 MB)
Presentations
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Best Practices Guidelines
Sales Resources
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- Isolate with Secure Web Appliance Solution Overview
- How to Enable Domain Map in AsyncOS for WSA
- How to Enable Office 365 External Feeds in AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Guide
- Deployment Scenarios for Cisco Web Security Appliance on Amazon Web Services Guide
- Cisco WSA Integration with Menlo Security: Browser Isolation Technology Migration Guide
- Integration of Cisco Web Security Appliance Web Traffic Tap with LogRhythm NetMon Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Solution Overview
Solution Overviews
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Translated Documents
- Guía de instalación de hardware de Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695 y S695F
- Guida all'installazione dell'hardware di Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695 e S695F
- Hardwareinstallationsanleitung für die Cisco Email Security Appliance S195, S395, S695 und S695F
- Manual de instalação do hardware do Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695 e S695F
- Guide d'installation matérielle de l'appliance de sécurisation du web Cisco S195, S395, S695 et S695F
- 思科网络安全设备 AsyncOS 11.0 用户指南
- 思科 x90 系列内容安全设备安装与维护指南
- 思科内容安全虚拟设备安装指南
- 思科高级网络安全报告 5.0 安装、设置和用户指南
- AsyncOS 8.7 for Cisco Web Security 设备用户指南
- 快速入门指南 Cisco S170 网络安全设备
- Cisco AsyncOS for Web 用户指南 8.0.6
- AsyncOS 9.0.1 for Cisco Web Security Appliances 사용 설명서
- 思科网络安全设备 AsyncOS 9.0.x 版本说明
- AsyncOS 8.7 版本说明适用于思科网络安全 设备 (LD)
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