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Cisco Secure Firewall: About Intelligent control points everywhere, with unified policy and threat visibility. Today's dynamic applications run everywhere. To help you keep pace, Cisco's NetWORK security vision includes solutions integration. Dynamic policies work for you, coordinating protection at the network firewall and workload levels. Defending networks against increasingly sophisticated threats requires industry-leading intelligence and consistent protections everywhere. Improve your security posture today with Cisco Secure Firewall. As networks become more interconnected, achieving comprehensive threat visibility and consistent policy management is difficult. Simplify security management and gain visibility across distributed and hybrid networks. Cisco Secure Firewall sets the foundation for integrating powerful threat prevention capabilities into your existing network infrastructure, making the network a logical extension of your firewall solution.	strongSwan: About strongSwan is an open-source implementation of the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocols for securing IP traffic with policy- and route-based IPsec virtual private networks. It supports IKEv2 and IKEv1, IPv4 and IPv6 tunnels, mobility, certificate and pre-shared-key authentication, EAP methods, and a modular plugin system for cryptography, credentials, and networking. Network administrators and developers use it to build VPN gateways and connect network endpoints, from remote-access setups to complex IPsec deployments. The core software runs on Linux and has been ported to FreeBSD, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS. An Android VPN client and a NetworkManager plugin for Linux desktops are also available. The source code is licensed under GPLv2, with commercial licensing available for most components and separate commercial support options. Documentation covers installation, configuration, features, and troubleshooting.
Cisco Secure Firewall: Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	strongSwan: Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Cisco Secure Firewall: Audience IT security teams looking for an advanced Firewall solution	strongSwan: Audience Network administrators and developers building IPsec VPN gateways, remote-access connections, and other VPN deployments.
Cisco Secure Firewall: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	strongSwan: Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
Cisco Secure Firewall: API Offers API Not Supported	strongSwan: API Offers API Supported
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Cisco Secure Firewall: Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	strongSwan: Pricing $0 The core software is available under GPLv2 at no charge. Non-GPL licensing is available for most components, and maintenance and support contracts are available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Cisco Secure Firewall: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software	strongSwan: Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software

Cisco Secure Firewall: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported	strongSwan: Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Cisco Secure Firewall: Company Information Cisco Founded: 1984 United States www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/firewalls/index.html	strongSwan: Company Information secunet Security Networks AG Founded: 1997 Germany strongswan.org
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Cisco Secure Firewall: Integrations AWS Marketplace Supported Azure Marketplace Supported Cisco AI Assistant Supported Cisco Cyber Vision Supported Cisco Defense Orchestrator Supported Cisco Multicloud Defense Supported Cisco Secure IPS Supported Cisco SecureX Supported Dragos Platform Supported Dropzone AI Supported LiveAssurance Supported Observo AI Supported Opinnate Supported Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations	strongSwan: Integrations AWS Marketplace Not Supported Azure Marketplace Not Supported Cisco AI Assistant Not Supported Cisco Cyber Vision Not Supported Cisco Defense Orchestrator Not Supported Cisco Multicloud Defense Not Supported Cisco Secure IPS Not Supported Cisco SecureX Not Supported Dragos Platform Not Supported Dropzone AI Not Supported LiveAssurance Not Supported Observo AI Not Supported Opinnate Not Supported Show More Integrations
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