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Which technology is used to improve web traffic performance by proxy caching?

The correct answer is A. WSA. Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) is a dedicated solution that includes proxy caching capabilities to improve web traffic performance by storing frequently accessed web content closer to users.

Submitted by rania.sa· Mar 5, 2026IP Services

Question

Which technology is used to improve web traffic performance by proxy caching?

Options

  • AWSA
  • BFirepower
  • CASA
  • DFireSIGHT

How the community answered

(17 responses)
  • A
    94% (16)
  • C
    6% (1)

Why each option

Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) is a dedicated solution that includes proxy caching capabilities to improve web traffic performance by storing frequently accessed web content closer to users.

AWSACorrect

Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) is a dedicated proxy solution that includes caching functionality, allowing it to store frequently accessed web content locally and serve it quickly to users, thereby improving web traffic performance and reducing bandwidth consumption.

BFirepower

Cisco Firepower is a next-generation firewall (NGFW) and intrusion prevention system (IPS), primarily focused on security, not web caching for performance improvement.

CASA

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) is a firewall and VPN concentrator, primarily focused on network security and access control, not web content caching.

DFireSIGHT

Cisco FireSIGHT Management Center is a centralized management platform for Cisco Firepower devices, providing security policy management and analysis, not web caching.

Concept tested: Web proxy caching technology

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/security/web-security-appliance/data_sheet_c78-552943.html

Topics

#Cisco WSA#Web Proxy#Caching#Traffic Optimization

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