Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S390
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Release Notes for AsyncOS 8.5.x for Cisco Web Security Appliances
Installation and Upgrade Notes
Availability of Kerberos Authentication for Operating Systems and Browsers
You can use Kerberos authentication with these operating systems and browsers:
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Windows servers 2003, 2008, 2008R2 and 2012
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Latest releases of Safari and Firefox browsers on Mac (OSX Version 10.5+)
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IE (Version 7+) and latest releases of Firefox and Chrome browsers on Windows 7 and XP.
Kerberos authentication is not available with these operating systems and browsers:
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Windows operating systems not mentioned above
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Browsers not mentioned above
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iOS and Android
Deploying a Virtual Appliance
To deploy a virtual appliance, see the Cisco Content Security Virtual Appliance Installation Guide,
available from
available from
.
Migrating from a Hardware Appliance to a Virtual Appliance
Step 1
Set up your virtual appliance with this AsyncOS release using the documentation described in
.
Step 2
Upgrade your hardware appliance to this AsyncOS release.
Step 3
Save the configuration file from your upgraded hardware appliance
Step 4
Load the configuration file from the hardware appliance onto the virtual appliance.
Configuration Files
When you upgrade AsyncOS for Web from the web interface or Command Line Interface (CLI), the
configuration is saved to file in the /configuration/upgrade directory. You can access the upgrade
directory using an FTP client. Each configuration file name is appended with the version number, and
passwords in the configuration file are masked so they are not human readable.
configuration is saved to file in the /configuration/upgrade directory. You can access the upgrade
directory using an FTP client. Each configuration file name is appended with the version number, and
passwords in the configuration file are masked so they are not human readable.
Cisco does not generally support the backward compatibility of configuration files with previous major
releases. Minor release support is provided. Configuration files from previous versions may work with
later releases; however, they may require modification to load. Check with Cisco Customer Support if
you have any questions about configuration file support.
releases. Minor release support is provided. Configuration files from previous versions may work with
later releases; however, they may require modification to load. Check with Cisco Customer Support if
you have any questions about configuration file support.
Demo Security Certificate Encryption Strength
The encryption strength of the demo security certificate is 1024 bits both before and after upgrade to
AsyncOS 8.5.x.
AsyncOS 8.5.x.