Cisco Cisco ASA 5512-X Adaptive Security Appliance Release Notes
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Release Notes for the Cisco ASA 5500 Series, Version 8.2(x)
New Features
New Features in Version 8.2(1)
Released: May 6, 2009
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lists the new features for ASA Version 8.2(1).
Monitoring Features
Smart Call Home
Smart Call Home offers proactive diagnostics and real-time alerts on the adaptive security
appliance and provides higher network availability and increased operational efficiency. Customers
and TAC engineers get what they need to resolve problems quickly when an issue is detected.
appliance and provides higher network availability and increased operational efficiency. Customers
and TAC engineers get what they need to resolve problems quickly when an issue is detected.
Note
Smart Call Home server Version 3.0(1) has limited support for the adaptive security
appliance. See the “Important Notes” for more information.
appliance. See the “Important Notes” for more information.
The following commands were introduced: call-home, call-home send alert-group, call-home
test, call-home send, service call-home, show call-home, show call-home registered-module
status.
test, call-home send, service call-home, show call-home, show call-home registered-module
status.
Table 12
New Features for ASA Version 8.2(2) (continued)
Feature
Description
Table 13
New Features for ASA Version 8.2(1)
Feature
Description
Remote Access Features
One Time Password
Support for ASDM
Authentication
Support for ASDM
Authentication
ASDM now supports administrator authentication using one time passwords (OTPs) supported by
RSA SecurID (SDI). This feature addresses security concerns about administrators authenticating
with static passwords.
RSA SecurID (SDI). This feature addresses security concerns about administrators authenticating
with static passwords.
New session controls for ASDM users include the ability to limit the session time and the idle time.
When the password used by the ASDM administrator times out, ASDM prompts the administrator
to re-authenticate.
When the password used by the ASDM administrator times out, ASDM prompts the administrator
to re-authenticate.
The following commands were introduced: http server idle-timeout and http server
session-timeout. The http server idle-timeout default is 20 minutes, and can be increased up to a
maximum of 1440 minutes.
session-timeout. The http server idle-timeout default is 20 minutes, and can be increased up to a
maximum of 1440 minutes.