About the ASMS technical documentation

This topic provides an overview of the guides and other documentation AlgoSec has available for ASMS.

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What's new?

If you're an existing ASMS customer or partner and want to learn about our latest features, see our Hotfix Release Notes on the AlgoSec portal.

For details about what's new in this release, see What's new in ASMS A33.00.

Finding your way around the ASMS docs

To learn about ASMS components and login and navigation basics, see Welcome to AlgoSec Security Management Suite and Logins and other basics.

For more details, see the following sections:

Access the Documentation from inside ASMS

The Documentation are accessible from inside ASMS, and often have links to specific pages relevant for where you are.

Click your username at the top-right, and select Help.

AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer docs

To get started learning more about AFA features and functionality, see Welcome to AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer.

Drill down using the following sections:

User procedures

If you are an AFA user running analyses and reading reports, see any of the following sections:
Administrator procedures

If you are an administrator configuring AFA or adding devices, see AFA administration.

To understand the AFA logging messages, see AFA Syslog messages.
Developer APIs

If you are a developer integrating with AFA, see the following API references:

FireFlow docs

To get started learning more about FireFlow features and functionality, see Welcome to FireFlow

Drill down using the following sections:

Change request procedures

Each FireFlow user role will have permissions to perform different procedures, at different points in the change request workflows.

Learn more as follows:

For details about generic change request procedures, see Manage change requests.

To configure your own FireFlow settings, see Configure user preferences.
FireFlow reporting procedures

Depending on your user role, you may have permissions to view FireFlow data across all change requests.

For more details, see Reports, charts, and dashboards.
Administration procedures

FireFlow administrators can configure and customize settings, workflows, and templates. For details, see FireFlow administration.

To understand the FireFlow logging messages, see FireFlow syslog messages.
Developer APIS

If you are a developer integrating with FireFlow, see the following API references:

AppViz docs

AppViz is an AlgoSec add-on layered over AFA that provides visibility into your network policies from the perspective of your business applications.

AppViz when layered over FireFlow enables you to manage FireFlow change requests from the perspective of your business applications.

For more details, see Welcome to AppViz, and then drill down into the following sections:

User procedures

If you are an AppViz user who watches your applications and network or service objects from AppViz or manages FireFlow change requests, see the following sections:
Administrator procedures

If you are an AppViz administrator, see the following sections:

To understand the AppViz logging messages, see AppViz Syslog messages.
Developer APIs

If you are a developer integrating with AppViz, see the following API reference:

Suite docs

If you are an ASMS system administrator or are otherwise looking for content that covers all ASMS products, see the following sections:

Additional documentation

The following additional documentation is available: from the AlgoSec Partner and Customer Portal:

ASMS PDF guides

PDF guides are available only for ASMS A30.10 and earlier from the Documentation resources page (on the AlgoSec Partner and Customer Portal, requires password).

Download the ASMS Documentation for offline use

The online ASMS Documentation provides you with comprehensive user assistance.

If your organization has restrictions that prevent you from using the online Documentation, you can install an offline copy of the docs.

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Download and save the ASMS Documentation zip file locally or on your organization's servers.

Extract it, and open the index.htm file to access the Documentation locally.