Good books on ASA and FWSM

If anyone can recommend good books that are current in terms of firewall versions for ASA and FWSM or ACE please add links. Im considering what to buy.

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mikearama

I'm partial to the Cisco ASA, PIX and FWSM Firewall Handbook by Hucaby.

Edit: I should have mentioned, the 2nd Edition. It uses ASA 8 and FWSM 3.2, so you'll find it relevant.

god_of_thunder

I really liked Deal's book -
Cisco ASA Configuration

It has the best explanation on MPF.

johnwest43

+1 on Deals book.

Ahriakin

Make that +2. I finally got around to reading it last month. It's definitely top of my list now. You'll find it better coming from a R&S background, he starts with the ASA's routing functions which is totally at odds with most other guides. I found this odd at first and then it clicked that he was aiming to ease people in from CCNA level, start with familiar material.