[Security Concepts] What is managed by Cisco Security Manager?

Cisco Security Manager (CSM) is an enterprise-class security management application used for the large-scale, centralized management of Cisco security devices. Its primary function is to configure and manage firewall, VPN, and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) policies. The Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a core security device that CSM is specifically designed to manage, providing a scalable solution for administering security policies across numerous ASA firewalls from a single interface.

A. access point: Cisco access points are managed by platforms like Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime Infrastructure, or Meraki cloud dashboard, not Cisco Security Manager.

B. WSA: The Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) is typically managed via its own graphical user interface or centrally through the Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA).

D. ESA: The Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) is managed through its own interface or centrally via the Cisco Security Management Appliance (SMA), not CSM.

1. Cisco. (2020). Cisco Security Manager 4.22 Data Sheet. C78-732335-07. "Cisco Security Manager supports a wide range of Cisco security devices

including Cisco ASA 5500 and 5500-X Series Adaptive Security Appliances...". Retrieved from https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/security-manager/datasheetc78-732335.html

2. Cisco. (2021). Supported Devices and Software Versions for Cisco Security Manager 4.22. "Supported Cisco ASA

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and FWSM Devices" section. This document explicitly lists various models of the Cisco ASA as supported devices for management by CSM. Retrieved from https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/securitymanagement/ciscosecuritymanager/securitymanager/4-22/supporteddevices/CSM-supported-devices-4-22.html#pgfId-1130059

3. Cisco. (n.d.). Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Data Sheet. "Centralized Management" section. This document states that the Security Management Appliance (SMA) is used to centrally manage Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA). Retrieved from https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/content-security-management-appliance/datasheet-c78-739113.html