The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance is a purpose-built platform that combines best-in-class security and VPN services for small and medium-sized business (SMB) and enterprise applications. The Cisco ASA 5500 Series enables customization for specific deployment environments and options, with special product editions for SSL/IPsec VPN, Firewall, Anti-X, and Intrusion Prevention.The Cisco ASA 5500 Series SSL/IPsec VPN Edition enables organizations to gain the connectivity and cost benefits of Internet transport without compromising the integrity of corporate security policies. By converging Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and IP Security (IPsec) VPN services with comprehensive threat defense technologies, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series delivers highly customizable network access tailored to the requirements of diverse deployment environments while providing advanced endpoint and network-level security (Figure 1).