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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Getting Started Guide
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Configuring the CSC SSM
The ASA 5500 series adaptive security appliance supports the CSC SSM, which
runs Content Security and Control software. The CSC SSM provides protection
against viruses, spyware, spam, and other unwanted traffic. It accomplishes this
by scanning the FTP, HTTP, POP3, and SMTP traffic that is diverted to it by the
adaptive security appliance.
Note The CSC SSM requires ASA software release 7.1.1 or later.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• About the CSC SSM, page 10-1
• About Deploying the Security Appliance with the CSC SSM, page 10-2
• Scenario: Security Appliance with CSC SSM Deployed for Content Security,
page 10-4
• What to Do Next, page 10-20
About the CSC SSM
The CSC SSM maintains a file containing signature profiles of suspicious content,
updated regularly from an update server at Trend Micro. The CSC SSM scans
traffic it receives from the adaptive security appliance and compares it to the
content profiles it obtains from Trend Micro. It then forwards legitimate content
on to the adaptive security appliance for routing, or blocks and reports content that
is suspicious.