Which FirePOWER services capability supports seamless processing after an adaptive security appliance stateful failover event?

Question

Options

• Amidsession pickup
• BTCP intercept
• CSFR stateful failover
• DFireSIGHT central policy distribution

• A
  81% (57)
• B
  3% (2)
• C
  11% (8)
• D
  4% (3)

Explanation

Midsession pickup is the FirePOWER Services feature that allows the SFR (Security FirePOWER) module to seamlessly resume inspection of existing network sessions after an ASA stateful failover event. When the standby ASA takes over as the active unit, midsession pickup lets the FirePOWER module continue processing in-flight TCP/UDP sessions without dropping or restarting them, preserving connection continuity for end users.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B. TCP intercept is an ASA feature that protects against SYN flood attacks by proxying TCP handshakes - it has nothing to do with failover continuity.
• C. SFR stateful failover sounds plausible but is not the correct term; the actual capability is called midsession pickup, not a separate "SFR stateful failover" mechanism.
• D. FireSIGHT central policy distribution refers to the management center pushing policies to sensors - it's about configuration management, not failover behavior.

Memory tip: Think of it literally - "midsession pickup" means grabbing a session in the middle, exactly what the module must do when the ASA flips to standby and sessions are already established. If you remember "pickup" = "don't drop what's already started," the answer becomes intuitive.

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