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I am configuring an ASA5540 firewall for a client, only difference to usual being that it is to run in Transparent mode. I have looked through for an EAL4 transparent firewall config guide but found nothing and therefore assumed that the usual one would be used.<br />
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The clients security bod has now come back and insisted MAC filtering should be used but I can find no reference of this anywhere. <br />
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Can someone tell if MAC filtering is required to make a transparent box EAL4 compliant and if so where I can find documentation supporting this?<br />
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Thanks in advance<br />
Chris
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I am configuring an ASA5540 firewall for a client, only difference to usual being that it is to run in Transparent mode. I have looked through for an EAL4 transparent firewall config guide but found nothing and therefore assumed that the usual one would be used.

The clients security bod has now come back and insisted MAC filtering should be used but I can find no reference of this anywhere. 

Can someone tell if MAC filtering is required to make a transparent box EAL4 compliant and if so where I can find documentation supporting this?

Thanks in advance
Chris

Cisco ASA EAL4 transparent firewall config? Do I need to use MAC filtering?

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