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Setup PulseSecure VPN appliance is setup for authentication using AzureAD SAML. AzureAD is the IDP for users logging into the PulseSecure appliance. Problem Users are getting the error message when trying to login using SSO with AzureAD and getting the below error message “no valid assertion found in...
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August 9, 2020 Admin
Remote Access, Security
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This article will walk you thru on configuring the Cisco Anyconnect/ASA with Azure AD using saml and you can configure the Azure conditional access polices to use the Microsoft Authenticator as part of this. This assumes that you already have an AAD tenant in Azure and replicating your...
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April 21, 2020 Admin
Cloud, Networking, Security
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[solved] How to resolve the Cisco Anyconnect error message “Could not connect to the server, Please verify internet connectivity and server address” Below is any error message that is sort misleading. seems like it is pointing to the internet not being function while that may not be case....
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April 9, 2020 Admin
Help Desk Processes, Networking, Remote Access, Security
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Now that we have COVID19, the need for remote access is greater than ever and without access to the physical site, the best way to deploy a firewall is doing it virtually. The nice thing is that Cisco has made the firewall available for everyone free for three...
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April 9, 2020 Admin
Networking, Security
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How to add a license in the Cisco ASA using the activation key step by step and the process is like few commands. even though process is very simple, I wanted to publish the article since this is not something admins do everyday. once you purchased the firewall...
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March 18, 2020 Admin
Networking, Security
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Cisco Umbrella previously known as OpenDns protects network traffic at the DNS level and can protect traffic any many levels and also has the capability to integrate with Microsoft Active Directory. There are two type of implementations, one with VA and the other without VA, where VA stands...
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January 21, 2020 Admin
Cloud, Security
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Cisco ISE APEX license a base license that is used for ISE authentications and this article will walk you thru on installing/updating the Cisco ISE APEX license step by step in the Cisco ISE console The first step is getting the license and which comes in an email...
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January 8, 2020 Admin
Networking, Security
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How to fix the Cisco ISE application server stuck in the initializing mode. In this case the roles were split into different virtual machines and the application server on the ISE administration node went into the initialization mode. You can see the below by using the “sh application...
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January 4, 2020 Admin
Security
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Windows 10 Clients are not able to login using cached domain credentials and get the Cisco anyconnect prompt. This is most likely caused by NAM module not passing the credentials to the ISE back end and dot1x stuck in a loop. Possibility #1. Cisco NAM will get stuck in a...
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December 20, 2019 Admin
Networking, Security
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This can be very useful when troubleshooting traffic going thru the Sophos Firewall and can also be used to troubleshoot when firewall rules are not working and you need to confirm that traffic is coming to the firewall. This is also valid for an AWS market place Sophos....
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December 13, 2019 Admin
Cloud, Security
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