--- product_id: 3759743 title: "CCNP Security Firewall 642-618 Official Cert Guide First Edition" brand: "david hucabydave garneauanthony sequeira" price: "€ 84.72" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/3759743-ccnp-security-firewall-642-618-official-cert-guide-first-edition store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # CCNP Security Firewall 642-618 Official Cert Guide First Edition **Brand:** david hucabydave garneauanthony sequeira **Price:** € 84.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** CCNP Security Firewall 642-618 Official Cert Guide First Edition by david hucabydave garneauanthony sequeira - **How much does it cost?** € 84.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/3759743-ccnp-security-firewall-642-618-official-cert-guide-first-edition) ## Best For - david hucabydave garneauanthony sequeira enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted david hucabydave garneauanthony sequeira brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![CCNP Security Firewall 642-618 Official Cert Guide First Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41doAog2JsL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars Consistent, but not the best attempt. *by B***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2013* If you're planning to take this exam, be sure to read this entire book. It will guide you through the proper coverage, which is fairly close to the actual exam. If any of the concepts are foreign to you, or simply new, this guide will help you better understand them. It's a massive read, but it goes fast if you've had prior experience with ASA's. I breezed through it in a matter of a week.I highly recommend not attempting the test without this guide, even if you are very familiar with the Cisco Firewalls.Although I would certainly keep the latest version always when re-certifying, I don't recommend relying on this book, solely. You may pass the test, but you won't ace it. Par for the course, Cisco Press probably rigidly limits what exactly this book can cover so that the test remains difficult. More, and I'm very critical of the outdated testing methods Cisco uses for these tests, some concepts that you may encounter on the test are not in this book.Par for the course, assessment questions in the book are ambiguous in nature, or leave you with too much interpretation, which, even if you knew the chapter or concepts word for word, even from Cisco.com, you can still miss questions here. For example, "specific configuration mode" as an answer doesn't describe anything about the ASA. It's only an answer you'll likely find in the Chapter's text of this book only. Some Assessment questions are incorrect in the Answers, probably due to lack of thorough verification, and some questions are (as typical of Cisco Press books) ambiguous in nature, meaning, you have to better understand the author, not Cisco.com to correctly answer all of them.For example of an ambiguous question, "In active-active failover mode, security contexts can be assigned to how many failover groups?" This was a poorly-worded question. The plural use of "security contexts" doesn't allow interpretation between *each* security context can be assigned to how many groups, how many security contexts can be assigned to each group, how many failover paired contexts per group (because they must be in the same group to work properly), or even how many groups can be assigned to which each security context failover pair can be assigned to, which, probably is the more accurate question. It's just a bad question, and the answers support the poor wording. You see some interpretation questions sort of like this on the exam, but there's at least one absolutely technically identifiable clue in their questions, which remove the ambiguity. Some questions in the book are like this, but not enough thought is put into these questions, imo.RESEARCH these answers against the documents I suggest below, as they can be misleading or just simply incorrect!The Kindle version has minor, but important issues. The configuration snippets require "Click here to view code". Hyphens are required for understanding, but the Kindle conversion failed to render accurate hyphen placements in the illustrations in almost EVERY example. This WILL throw you off or highly confuse you unless you view the code via each link in the configuration examples.Again, I highly recommend buying this guide for preparation of this test, but by no means do I agree with anyone else you can ace the test by this guide alone. Download the following:ASDM Configuration Guide 7.0 (or similar version) (asdm_71_firewall.pdf)ASA CLI Configuration Guide 8.4/8.6 (asa_84_cli.pdf)ASA CLI Command Reference (asa-cmd-ref.pdf)ASA (asa-cmd-ref.pdf)ASDM Demo Mode Software (don't MISS this one! You'll rave about it; requires a CCO login) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Well done! *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2014* This book not only got me to pass my exam, it is *almost* a cookbook for the ASA. I was needing to "formalize" my ASA knowledge, had worked with them for some years but never had formal training. This covers everything on the 642-518 exam and does it well. Not as of 3/14: if you want the CCNP Security cert, this exam is only accepted through 12/31/14 - if you will take all the exams this year, this book is excellent but if not, get a book for the new 300 series exam(s) (and this one could well be updated, if so 5 stars for the new edition.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Passed the CCNP Security Firewall thanks to this book *by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2013* Took my CCNP Firewall v2 exam last week and passed it! Used this book for my studies along with Labs and CBT Nuggets. The book is very clear and well written. One of the best Cisco Press books I have ever read. This is the type of book you want to keep handy for all you ASA engineers. Great examples and the questions at the beginning of each chapter helped me a lot. They gave me a baseline of what I needed to focus on during my studies.On to VPN next!The Firewall book is a great book and I HIGHLY recommend it! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/3759743-ccnp-security-firewall-642-618-official-cert-guide-first-edition](https://www.desertcart.be/products/3759743-ccnp-security-firewall-642-618-official-cert-guide-first-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*