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Title: Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks by Andrew Mason ISBN: 1-58705-033-1 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 18 December, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Just ok
Comment: I found this book to be useful for simply learning the commands to troubleshoot and setup a VPN on a PIX firewall. It was basr bones and dry (as are most vender sanctioned books are). It was lacking in detailed and real world examples. It tells you the commands for troubleshooting ipsec or isakmp, but does not really give you a lot of good information on deciphering the output of these commands.
If you simply need to know the commands and how-to of setting up a VPN, then this should work ok.
Note: My review was based of of the PIX sections of the book only.
Rating: 2
Summary: Another rush job.
Comment: I get the sense that this book was published one draft too early. I would be embarassed to have my name as editor stamped on the cover. The book utilizes a Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, etc. structure and this fits the subject matter well. However, IOS router and PIX IPSEC/IKE configurations are similar and in the chapters detailing these subjects the layout in areas takes on a "cut and paste" feel ( Ex: cut pg 108-110, paste pg 186-188 ). In this case it leads to a glaring error. Chapter 7, PIX firewall for CA Site-to-Site, pg 186 "The PIX Firewall supports either preshared keys, RSA encrypted nonces....."
Oops. I'm almost sure the PIX DOESN'T support nonces. It is obvious that this was a cut, paste then edit oversight.
Chapter 4, explaining IOS Router for CA Site-to-Site, starts out with an example of two routers (RouterA, RouterB ) and a CA server but on Step 6 mystery router R1 makes an appearance. At this point the subject matter becomes confusing, examples of output from R1 are shown, is this router really RouterA? I'm not sure if we're using general keys or specialkeys? You flip back and forth through the chapters pages trying to overcome the confusion. Eventually you glean enough, ignoring the inconsistancies and move on.
The screen snap shots in the later chapters are of poor quality ( blurry ).
So, buyer beware. There are other errors but these annoyed me the most.
Presumably you would consider buying this book to help you pass the CSVPN test as I did. A good part of this material is available on CCO but it is fragmented among many separate documents. The one redeaming quality of this book is that it condenses that material into a portable, organized book form and , like or dislike, leaves out material that is not likely to be on the test.
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is superb - Period!
Comment: I read this book before I saw the reviews on this site. I must say that the book is excellent. It covers the VPN technology overview in chapter 1 really good before going into the various configuration chapters. As a security engineer going through their CSS1, this book is invaluable and about the best IPSec resource on the market.
Buy it!
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Title: Cisco Secure PIX Firewalls by David W. Chapman Jr., Andy Fox ISBN: 1587050358 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 18 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Managing Cisco Network Security by Mike Wenstrom ISBN: 1578701031 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection System by Earl Carter ISBN: 158705034X Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: CCSP Cisco Secure VPN Exam Certification Guide (CCSP Self-Study) by John Roland, Mark J. Newcomb ISBN: 1587200708 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 02 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: CCSP Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced Exam Certification Guide (CCSP Self-Study) by Christian Degu, Greg Bastien ISBN: 1587200678 Publisher: Cisco Press Pub. Date: 02 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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