The Cisco ASA 5585-S10-5K-K9 is a modular security appliance designed for mid-to-large enterprise networks requiring high-throughput threat defense and VPN termination. It features a chassis-based architecture with an SSP-10 (Security Services Processor) module, supporting up to 5,000 SSL/TLS VPN concurrent sessions. The unit includes eight Gigabit Ethernet data ports plus two dedicated 1GE management ports and one AC power input, with redundant power supply support. Throughput reaches approximately 2 Gbps for firewall/IPS workloads depending on feature set and traffic mix.
The ASA 5585-X delivers stateful inspection, intrusion prevention, application visibility and control, and VPN services across remote-access and site-to-site deployments. It supports 3DES and AES encryption standards and is compatible with Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM) for centralized policy management. Typical deployments include data center perimeter defense, VPN aggregation, and highly-regulated environments requiring audit trails and granular access controls. This unit is tested and guaranteed, available via quote.
