Cisco ASA5508-X is a next-generation firewall (NGFW) security appliance from the Cisco ASA 5500-X Series.

It combines:

• Stateful firewall protection
• IPSec/SSL VPN services
• Intrusion prevention (FirePOWER Services)
• Application visibility and control (AVC)

into a compact 1RU enterprise platform designed for small to medium businesses, branch offices, and enterprise edge security deployments.

The ASA5508-X supports both:

• Traditional Cisco ASA software
• Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software

depending on deployment requirements.

? KEY FEATURES

• 8 × Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
• Stateful firewall and VPN appliance
• Cisco FirePOWER Services support
• IPS, URL filtering, and application control
• Rack-mountable 1RU design
• SSL/IPSec VPN support
• Integrated SSD storage
• High-performance enterprise security platform

⚙️ TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

? Hardware Platform

• Series: Cisco ASA 5500-X Series
• Model: ASA5508-X
• Product type: Next-generation firewall appliance
• Form factor: 1RU rack-mountable

? Interfaces

• 8 × 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet data ports
• 1 × dedicated Gigabit management port
• RJ-45 console port
• USB console port
• USB Type-A port for storage/media

⚡ Performance

• Stateful firewall throughput: up to 1 Gbps
• VPN throughput (3DES/AES): up to 175 Mbps
• AVC throughput: up to 450 Mbps
• AVC + IPS throughput: up to 250 Mbps
• Concurrent sessions: 100,000
• New connections/sec: 10,000

? Security Features

• Stateful packet inspection firewall
• IPSec & SSL VPN
• Cisco FirePOWER Services
• Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
• URL filtering
• Application visibility and control (AVC)
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• NAT/PAT support