Cisco web security appliance best practices guidelines cisco. Uses wccp web cast control protocol running on an inline device such as a cisco asa or cisco ios router to redirect web traffic to the wsa before leaving the network. Jul 09, 2018 the protocol routes traffic in real time, redirecting web requests to the sophos web appliances. Asa can only support wccpv2 with gre, not wccpl2 mode and wccp redirection does not work when repeater and client network are behind different interfaces of the redirecting asa. The sophos web appliances and sophos management appliances include a powerful, highly effective, and easytouse administrative web interface that provides configuration and reporting tools, automated software updates, and selfmonitoring to minimize the administrators daytoday involvement in web security and control maintenance. You require greater knowledge and assistance in a world where security is becoming ever more critical and complex, and downtime can spell disaster.
Wccpv2 and wccp enhancements in the feature guide for cisco ios software releases 12. Configexamplesinterceptciscoasawccp2 squid web proxy wiki. Is there any other port number which could be used instead on 8070, or it is the one to be used for. Does anyone have any experience with the sophos web filter product. The asa side of the tunnel is configured with a public peer, private address subnet. Solved sophos xg to cisco asa ipsec vpn spiceworks.
Wccp configuration on the asa platform is described in this document. Due to limitations for the asa, it cannot route traffic for. Intercept everything not prevented by the bypass list. For example, for cisco asa firewall, different service groups are required for each wccp device in the network. For bypassed traffic wccp server will reinject that packet in gre and send back to asa which will decapsulate it and send as normal packets. This software from sophos uses that weakness of dns security for legal purposes. Cisco asa wccp bypassing when going to certain websites. Forcepoint v0 appliance, forcepoint v5000 appliance, forcepoint virtual appliance, forcepoint web security. The sma configuration guide pdf provides stepbystep instructions for the software side of an initial installation and configuration of a sophos management appliance. Sophos web appliance configuration guide 3 features sophos web appliance features the web appliance is an enterprise solution for organizations of various sizes. Asa crashes with wccp configured and huge ipv6 packets which require fragmentation are redirected to web.
Jun 28, 2016 does anyone have any experience with the sophos web filter product. Cisco asa 5500 series configuration guide using the cli, 8. Wccp is only supported on the catalyst 35603750 running ip services or advanced ip services feature sets, on ios 12. Cisco asa how to permitdeny traffic based on domain name. This free software is an intellectual property of sophos plc. I have never created any exceptions like this before and would like some advice on how to configure this. It has builtin load balancing, scaling, fault tolerance, and serviceassurance failsafe mechanisms. However, i installed another virtual web appliance for load balancer via wccp. Application shifting gone bad palo alto firewall itsecworks. Its a good design, because you can have very granural bypass policy on wccp server.
Very important passage from the ciscomanual the only topology that the security appliance supports is when client and cache engine are behind the same interface of the security appliance and the cache engine can directly communicate with the client without going through the security appliance. Support wccp as a client customers request support of wccp for redirecting traffic flows in realtime from a utm to an out of path appliance. This entry was posted in transparent mode on june 18, 2015 by david. This line shown below creates the access list used to define the proxy. Wccp on cisco asa and websense solutions experts exchange. Cisco web security appliance wsa and cisco catalyst. This document describes concepts, limitations, and configuration of the web cache coordination protocol wccp on a cisco adaptive security appliance asa. Cisco asa how to permitdeny traffic based on domain. Richard is currently raising money to fight colon cancer as part of movember. This feature is not the same as the wccp support currently available in the sophos web appliance. Jul 17, 2011 cisco firewall wccp redirection on asa 5520 jul 17, 2011. If you need to use a specific gateway to access to the asa, define the gateway in the route field. Note when using wccp direct to the asa firewall, hotfixes are now available for versions 8. Ours is setup with our asa using wccp and it fails a lot imo.
I currently have wccp redirection setup on my asa 5520 to redirect to an ironport on ip address 10. The web cache communication protocol wccp is a cisco developed routingprotocol to maintain a transparent redirection of. Multiple cisco ironport appliances sophos threat engine vulnerabilities. Configuring wccp v2 with websense content gateway the. Anyone know how to view recover the psk from a sophos utm config. We compared these products and thousands more to help professionals like you find the perfect solution for your business. Web cache communication protocol wccp is a ciscodeveloped contentrouting protocol. Some benefits of wccp deployment include transparent redirection of web traffic, load balancing, scaling, and failsafe mechanisms. When i use my laptop with sophos installed at work, the video will not play. For bypassed traffic wccp server will reinject that packet in gre and send back to.
May 19, 20 asa can only support wccpv2 with gre, not wccp l2 mode and wccp redirection does not work when repeater and client network are behind different interfaces of the redirecting asa. Mar 17, 2017 anyone know how to view recover the psk from a sophos utm config. At watchguard, we understand just how important support is when you are trying to secure your network with limited resources. How do you configure a web cache communication protocol wccp on a cisco catalyst 3560 or 3750 switch. Websense installation guide supplement for integrated cisco products x 9 configuring a cisco security appliance after websense software is installed, the cisco security appliance, pix firewall or adaptive security appliance asa, must be configured to work with websense the. Redirection limitations for wccp on cisco asa article number. Oct 25, 2016 there is a sophos live protection application from the sophos av company that has already a palo alto application in the firewall palo alto can identify it and can be used in the policy as an application. Wccp asa and virtual web appliances sophos community. Usually on wccp server you can configure very specific bypass cisco wsa supports that do not know about sophos.
To enable wccp integration use the configuration network wccp page. In short create rules to intercept port 80443 traffic from network x and send it to appliance in network y. This allows use of thirdparty web security, wan optimization or caching solutions. Due to the secure nature of cisco firewalls, they treat each interface as a separate security zone. This feature works by the asa resolving the ip of the. I recently configured wccp with a sophos web filter on my network it works good but the problem i am having is i have two 5520s so i am directing the device to look at 2 different ip addresses and since the devices are in an activepassive failover. When setting up wccp with a cisco asa device both the source traffic and the rocket will need to be behind the same interface of the asa. In a content gateway cluster, it is recommended that you not enable virtual ip failover in wccp environments. Actually its quite simple you too can do it in 5 minutes. Hi, ive recently started testing a setup using wccp v2 on cisco routers with squid. The asa does show its sending requests, but the 410 only shows addresses in the log and the client pc just spins and times out trying to. Wccp is supported only on the sdm templates that support pbr. This was pointing to acls blocking the connection to my sophos box.
It has builtin load balancing, scaling, fault tolerance. To enable integration between your sophos web appliance and wccp routers, use the configuration network wccp page. Mar 26, 2011 cisco security dual asa 5520 wccp configuration. The web cache communication protocol wccp is a ciscodeveloped contentrouting technology that intercepts ip packets and redirects those packets to a destination other than. I am trying to setup a site to site vpn tunnel, between two networks, one with a sophos utm, the other a cisco 5515x. Wccp v2 and the content gateway configuration handles node failures and restarts. Cisco firewall service modules fwsms do not support wccp. Asa crashes with wccp configured and huge ipv6 packets which require. Initial configuration of a cisco asa and ironport wsa.
Cisco asa is suitable for every organization from mid range to high range. For a professional usage of wccp you can use a security appliance like sophosastaro or bluecoat proxysg but you can also use a software based proxy server, i decided to use squid on a centos 64 bit. We are moving away from using the existing web filter which is, frankly, not very effective and a nightmare to administrate and rather than go back to our barracuda device which worked pretty well but is expensive and wed need to get a newer model as we want to implement wccp instead of inline or proxy, we thought we. For a professional usage of wccp you can use a security appliance like sophosastaro or bluecoat proxysg but you can also use a software based proxy server, i decided to use squid on a centos 64 bit linux machine, squid is most popular linux proxy server for caching and filtering of websites, i know of some isps which are using squid and they. You require greater knowledge and assistance in a world where security is.
Initial configuration of a cisco asa and ironport wsa using wccp. Wccp is a method by which the asa can redirect traffic to a wccp caching engine through a generic routing encapsulation gre tunnel. Multiple cisco ironport appliances sophos threat engine. When i take the laptop home with the same settings the video will play. Initial configuration of a cisco asa and ironport wsa using wccp apr 30 th, 20 comments today we are going to set up a cisco asa firewall to send wccp port 80 web inspection traffic to a cisco ironport wsa web security appliance. Sophos client firewall free download windows version. Web cache communication protocol wccp is a ciscodeveloped contentrouting protocol that provides a mechanism to redirect traffic flows in realtime. I recently configured wccp with a sophos web filter on my network it works good but the problem i am having is i have. The asa selects the highest ip address configured on any interface as the wccp router id.
Hi, thanks for the information, but i think my own topology is different. In addition, wccp is scalable and supports load balancing, service assurance fail safe, and fault tolerance. Guest blogger richard baldry is the product manager for the sophos web appliance here at sophos vancouver. This address is used to establish a gre tunnel with. Sophos xg firewall antivirus service stopped due to failed pattern. However nowadays one tool is never enough, but cisco gives us a unified way of managing infra with there different solutions. When the asa determines that a packet needs redirection, it skips tcp state tracking, tcp sequence number randomization, and nat on these traffic flows. The sophos web appliances and sophos management appliances include a powerful, highly effective, and easytouse administrative web interface that provides configuration and reporting tools, automated software. Im able to direct traffic to my barracuda 410 just fine. The lightspeed systems rocket supports wccp version 1 wccpv1 and wccp version 2 wccpv2. Wccp configuration example for catalyst 3560 or 3750 cisco.
Redirection fails when using wccp on a cisco asa branch. Choose the ciscos web cache coordination protocol tab. However, for small customers, they can buy cisco product but support cost will be the challenge. The web cache communication protocol wccp is a ciscodeveloped contentrouting technology that intercepts ip packets and redirects those packets to a destination other than that specified in the ip packet. Wccp on cisco asa with squid march 15, 20 2 comments the web cache communication protocol wccp is a cisco developed routingprotocol to maintain a transparent redirection of designateor certain. Asa pricing seems high compared to other firewalls, such as the sophos xg.
Sophos support has recommended that we modify the rule on the wccp and bypass traffic to 209. Extend your protection everywhere add sophos endpoints to extend your protection everywhere users go. The endpoint provides full web protection and policy enforcement off the network, with no need to backhaul traffic or use a vpn. There is a sophos live protection application from the sophos av company that has already a palo alto application in the firewall palo alto can identify it and can be used in the policy as an application. Using an asa as an intermediary eliminates the need for a separate router to do the wccp redirection, because the asa redirects requests to cache engines. Dec 27, 2018 this wccp sample configuration can be modified to work on a cisco pix or asa firewall. He says he has it configured and needs me to reconfigure his cisco asa to make.
Cisco asa sophos utm site to site vpn no response from. Find answers to wccp on cisco asa and websense from the expert community at experts exchange. Cisco firewall wccp redirection on asa 5520 jul 17, 2011. For a professional usage of wccp you can use a security appliance like sophosastaro or bluecoat proxysg but you can also use a software based proxy server, i decided to use squid on a centos 64 bit linux machine, squid is most popular linux proxy server for caching and filtering of websites, i know of some isps which are using squid and they are pretty pleased with it. Looking at the rules in the cli created by the gui, this connection was a freaking mess. Centrally manage all your utm appliances from a single, centralized management console.
Configuring wccp v2 with websense content gateway the web. I have a websense proxy appliance and im trying to use wccp so that s is recorded and the proper block message comes up instead of. The protocol routes traffic in real time, redirecting web requests to the sophos web appliances. Sophos xg firewall antivirus service stopped due to failed pattern update. This feature works by the asa resolving the ip of the fqdn via dns which it then stores within its cache. Select the main network interface that will handle the gre tunnel. Adaptive security appliance asa is ciscos endtoend software solution and. Ciscos web cache communication protocol wccp can be used to redirect traffic in real time. Were having issues with a particular website that runs a java app that is being blocked by sophos.
Configuring wccp lightspeed systems community site. This wccp sample configuration can be modified to work on a cisco pix or asa firewall. I believe that something with the sophos web control and our cisco asa wccp settings are not playing well with each other. We are moving away from using the existing web filter which is, frankly, not very effective and a nightmare to. Please suggest alternative to websense ars technica. Asa config for transparent use of sophos web filter vm web. Sometimes it is necessary or convenient to have different service groups for different wccp devices. Solved sophos utm vpn ipsec preshared keys psk spiceworks. Fast, fullspectrum protection and control the web appliance provides protection against all webbased threats, while controlling access to undesirable content. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Websense installation guide supplement for integrated cisco products x 9 configuring a cisco security appliance after websense software is installed, the cisco security appliance, pix firewall or adaptive.
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