 Re: OSE with Cisco routers
Cisco VMS (VPN Management Server) is a piece of sh_t.
Cisco has re-branded a new product called Cisco
Security Manager (CSM) which is an enhanced product
of VMS. CSM is another piece of sh_t.
The point I am trying to make here is that Checkpoint
SmartCenter or CMA is designed to manage
Checkpoint products (InterSpect, Firewall, Connectra, etc...)
Checkpoint SmartCenter or CMA is NOT designed to
manage Cisco Pix/ASA or IOS routers. Cisco and
Checkpoint are competitiors and checkpoint will NOT
design a product to help cisco manage its security
device and vice versa. Checkpoint is a security
company while cisco is NOT. There will always a "lag"
behind for SmartCenter or CMAs to support the latest
revision of either IOS or Pix/ASA code. Last but
not least, use it at your own risk.
If I have to pick a product to manage cisco security
devices, Solsoft seems to be the best product out
there at this time. Solsoft still sucks but it is
better than both VMS and CSM combined. |