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Can someone tell me if ASA5505 supports Reverse Proxy? &nbsp;I have this firewall. &nbsp;I am debating bringing up an ISA Server to set up Reverse Proxy. &nbsp;If the CISCO Firewall supports it, I will just set it up there. &nbsp;Wondering what the thoughts are around this?
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Can someone tell me if ASA5505 supports Reverse Proxy?  I have this firewall.  I am debating bringing up an ISA Server to set up Reverse Proxy.  If the CISCO Firewall supports it, I will just set it up there.  Wondering what the thoughts are around this?

Reverse Proxy on MS ISA or CISCO ASA5505

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

Cisco PIX is a dedicated hardware firewall appliance; the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and anti-malware security appliance that provides unified threat management and protection the PIX does not. Other Cisco devices and systems include routers, switches, storage networking, wireless and the software and hardware for PIX Firewall Manager (PFM), PIX Device Manager (PDM) and Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM).

Cisco

Microsoft Forefront, formerly known as Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server), is a network router, firewall, antivirus program, VPN server and web cache that runs on Windows servers. It includes identity management and protection systems, and discontinued systems for threat management and network protection, along with protection for Sharepoint and Exchange. The scope of discussions includes forward and reverse proxy, application and service publishing, virtual private networks (VPNs), outbound access rules, SSL certificates and network routing within either a single node or an highly-available array pairing.