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Chapter 19 Managing the AIP SSM and CSC SSM
Managing the CSC SSM
Note If you see the preceding license notice (which displays only in some versions of software), you can
ignore the message until you need to upgrade the signature files on the AIP SSM. The AIP SSM
continues to operate at the current signature level until a valid license key is installed. You can install
the license key at a later time. The license key does not affect the current functionality of the AIP SSM.
Step 3 Enter the setup command to run the setup utility for initial configuration of the AIP SSM:
AIP SSM# setup
You are now ready to configure the AIP SSM for intrusion prevention. See the following guides for AIP
SSM configuration information
• Configuring the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor Using the Command Line Interface.
• Command Reference for Cisco Intrusion Prevention System
Managing the CSC SSM
This section contains the following topics:
• About the CSC SSM, page 19-5
• Getting Started with the CSC SSM, page 19-7
• Determining What Traffic to Scan, page 19-9
• Limiting Connections Through the CSC SSM, page 19-11
• Diverting Traffic to the CSC SSM, page 19-11
About 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 you
configure the adaptive security appliance to send to it.
Figure 19-1 illustrates the flow of traffic through an adaptive security appliance that has the following:
• A CSC SSM installed and setup.
• A service policy that determines what traffic is diverted to the SSM for scans.
In this example, the client could be a network user who is accessing a website, downloading files from
an FTP server, or retrieving mail from a POP3 server. SMTP scans differ in that you should configure
the adaptive security appliance to scan traffic sent from outside to SMTP servers protected by the
adaptive security appliance.
Note The CSC SSM can scan FTP file transfers only when FTP inspection is enabled on the adaptive security
appliance. By default, FTP inspection is enabled.
