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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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
- 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
- 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-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco x170 and x80 Email, Web, and Content Security Management Accessories
- Cisco AsyncOS version 8.8.x for Cisco Web Security Appliance
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
- HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Affecting Cisco Products: October 2023
- Cisco Secure Web Appliance Content Encoding Filter Bypass Vulnerability
- Cisco Secure Email Gateway, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, and Cisco Secure Web Appliance Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- 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
Security Advisories, Responses and Notices
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Release and Compatibility
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5 Hot Patch 2 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Open Source Used In Cisco Secure Web Appliance AsyncOS 15.1 (PDF)
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.0 Hot Patch 1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- List of Ciphers for AsyncOS 15.1 for Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for File Reputation and File Analysis Updates for Cisco Email and Web Security Appliances (PDF)
- ISE Compatibility Matrix for Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- Open Source Used In AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance (PDF)
- Open Source Used In Asyncos Secure Web Appliance(SWA) 14.6 (PDF)
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.6 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance with Hybrid SWG
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- List of Ciphers for AsyncOS 15.0 for Secure Web Appliance
- Release Notes for AsyncOS 14.5 Hot Patch 1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliances
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting v.7.x Release Notes
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 Secure Email and Web Virtual Appliance Installation Guide
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S195, S395, S695, and S695F Getting Started Guide
- Deploying Cisco Secure Email Gateway, Secure Web, and Secure Email and Web Manager Virtual Appliances on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud on Amazon Web Services
- 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 v. 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)
- Cisco Web Security Appliance S190 Quickstart Guide (PDF)
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Advanced Reporting v. 5.0 Installation, Setup, and User Guide (PDF)
- Cisco Web Security Appliance Advanced Reporting v. 4.0 Installation, Setup, and User Guide (GA) (PDF)
Install and Upgrade Guides
- Upgrade Process for Secure Web Appliance
- WSA/ESA Local Upgrade Process
Install and Upgrade TechNotes
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Configuration
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Applicable to Multiple Models
- Configure Firewall for Secure Web Appliance
- Configure Decryption Certificate in Secure Web Appliance
- Generate License Key File from PAK File for Email Security
- 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 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 15.1 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- User Guide for AsyncOS 14.6 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- User Guide for AsyncOS 12.7 for Cisco Web Security Appliances
- User Guide for AsyncOS 15.0 for Cisco Secure Web Appliance
- 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 (PDF)
- 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
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting Distributed Deployment Guide (PDF)
- Cisco Advanced Web Security Reporting 7.5 - Installation, Setup, and User Guide (PDF)
End-User Guides
- 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
- 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?
- Calculating Proxy CPU Utilization on the WSA Using SNMP
- How to block Instant Messaging (IM) traffic on Cisco Web Security appliance?
- What is a PAC file and where is it located on WSA?
- Alert: Internal SMTP giving up on message: Unrecoverable error
- 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
- Secure Web Appliance Release Changes
- Troubleshoot Smart License in Secure Web Appliance
- Configure and Troubleshoot SNMP in SWA
- Troubleshoot Unusual Process States in SWA
- Determine Decryption Rate in SWA
- Troubleshoot Secure Web Appliance DNS Service
- Troubleshoot Secure Web Appliance Performance with SHD Logs
- 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)
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 (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
