Download Firmware Cisco SMA AsyncOS 11.5.1

Cisco has released a firmware update for its Content Security Management Appliances, which are abbreviated to SMA. The technology descends from IronPort Systems, which was bought by Cisco in 2007, so although that was more than a decade ago, you can still hear the name IronPort for these appliances. For the supported upgrade paths, it is recommended to read the documentation or contact Cisco’s TAC† This firmware is called 11.5.1 and has 11.5.1-105 as the exact version number. The list of changes looks like this:

What’s New in AsyncOS 11.5.1

• Web Traffic Tap Policies for web – Cisco Content Security Management appliance now allows you to set Web Traffic Tap Policies. You can define the Web Traffic Tap Policies based on which web traffic that passes through the Web Security appliance will be tapped. You must enable the Web Traffic Tap feature in Web Security appliance to set the Web Traffic policies in the Security Management appliance.

Changes in Behavior in Cisco AsyncOS 11.5.1

• Changes in Demo Certificates – Prior to this release, the appliance was pre-configured with a demonstration certificate to enable the TLS connections. After you upgrade to this release, the appliance generates a unique certificate to enable TLS connection. The existing demonstration certificate that is used in the following configurations are replaced with the new certificate:
  • Mail Delivery
  • LDAP
  • Networking
  • URL Filtering
  • SMTP Services