
Groups are a core concept used in managing the security of [VPN](/vpn)s and in configuring an [ASA](/asa). Groups specify attributes that determine user access to a VPN.

A group is a collection of users treated as a single entity.  Users get their attributes from group policies.  A connection profile identifies the group policy for a specific connection.

If a group policy is not specified for a particular user, the default group policy for the connection is applied.

Group policies can be internal or external.  Internal policies are created locally on the device like so:

```
ASA1(config)# group-policy VPN_POLICY internal
ASA1(config)# group-policy VPN_POLICY attributes
ASA1(config-group-policy)# dns-server value 8.8.8.8
ASA1(config-group-policy)# vpn-idle-timeout 15
ASA1(config-group-policy)# split-tunnel-policy tunnelspecified
ASA1(config-group-policy)# split-tunnel-network-list value SPLIT_TUNNEL
```

External group policies can also be specified on a RADIUS server that can be used by users that are authenticated by that server.

## Links

https://networklessons.com/cisco/asa-firewall/cisco-asa-remote-access-vpn/#Group_Policy

ASA group policies

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ASA VPN with overlapping IP address spaces

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ASBR Behavior with External Type 2 OSPF Routes

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BGP - Large BGP communities

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BGP - Loop Prevention