AnyConnect SBL is to allow users to connect to the VPN before signing into their Laptop/Desktop. This is useful for companies that want all of their Laptops to use Active Directory to sign into the laptop but need a secure way to reach the AD Server.

1. Anyconnect Start Before Logon Download
2. Cisco Anyconnect Start Before Logon Windows 10
3. Start Vpn Before User Logon To Computer
4. Cisco Anyconnect Start Before Login Missing

Anyconnect Start Before Logon Download

• Must be using the AnyConnect client and the user must be using a Windows 7 or XP machine. This does not work with 8+ from what I have tested.

Cisco Anyconnect Start Before Logon Windows 10

1. Create the default configuration for the AnyConnect VPN.
   Note: If you plan on using a Self Signed Certificate the FQDN must be the IP of the firewall or the customer must setup a DNS entry for the FQDN.
2. Upload the SBL.xml page to the firewall.
   The key thing to change is the value between the <UseStartBeforeLogon> to true. If you are currently using a xml profile, you can also edit this line, or add, for this configuration to work.
3. Add the SBL.xml file to the webvpn settings.

   ASA 8.x Code webvpn svc profiles SBL disk0:/SBL.xml ASA 9.x Code webvpn anyconnect profiles SignOn disk0:/SBL.xml

4. Add this profile along with the vpngina module to that group-policy that you applied to your AnyConnect VPN tunnel-group.

   ASA 8.x Code webvpn svc profiles value SignOn webvpn anyconnect profiles value SBL

5. Connect to the VPN as a new session to make sure that your new profile gets pushed from the Firewall.
6. If you used an Authorized Certificate – proceed to step 8, otherwise, follow step 9 for Self Signed Certificates

7. Self Signed Certificate steps

   1. Go to https://<Firewall IP>
   2. Click on the Lock icon in the URL. Click more information then click view certificate.
   3. Go to the details tab and click export. Save it as a X.509 certificate with chain (PEM) (*.crt,*.pem).
   4. Run Microsoft Management Console, by entering “mmc” in the run or search box (requires administrator permissions).
   5. In the MMC utility go to file and click on add/remove snap-in.
   6. You will want to add the certificates snap, and set it to computer then local computer.
   7. Open trusted root certificates and right click on certificates and click import.
   8. Locate the file you saved earlier, then import that file.
   9. Save the configuration. The name doesn’t matter.
8. Reboot the machine. Once rebooted you can click on switch users and see the following icon:
   
9. Use this button to login to the VPN before logging into the OS.

Start Vpn Before User Logon To Computer

• With Start Before Logon (SBL) enabled, the user sees the AnyConnect GUI logon dialog before the Windows ® logon dialog box appears. This establishes the VPN connection first.
• AnyConnect SBL (start before logon) Having an issue while testing SBL. I am unable to configure SBL to prompt end user to select certificate. Cisco Champion Radio S7 E47 Simplify Your Security with the SecureX Platform SecureX is a cloud-native, built-in platform experience that connects our Cisco Secure portfolio and your infrastructure.
• With Start Before Logon (SBL) enabled, the user sees the AnyConnect GUI logon dialog before the Windows® logon dialog box appears. This establishes the VPN connection first. Available only for Windows platforms, Start Before Logon lets the administrator control the use of login scripts, password caching, mapping network drives to local drives.
• We have been using the AnyConnect client and LDAP attribute maps to place clients in specific VPN groups on our Cisco ASA. We also use DUO for MFA in AnyConnect connections. This works fine, but clients often find the AnyConnect interface to be somewhat confusing in conjunction with MFA.

Cisco Anyconnect Start Before Login Missing

Hi all, There is something that is not clear to me about Cisco Anyconnect start before logon. Do i need to deploy the module for SPL lets say with SCCM to make it work or the Network people can configure the firewall and push the update automatically?