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Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Know and control devices and users on your network

Leverage intel from across your stack to enforce policy, manage endpoints, and deliver trusted access. Multicloud NAC with zero trust makes it possible.

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Stack the deck in your favor

​In zero-trust architecture, ISE is the policy decision point. It gathers intel from the stack to authenticate users and endpoints, automatically containing threats.  

​Harness the power of resilience​

​Resilience begins with secure connections. ISE helps ensure that only trusted users and their devices can access resources across your self-managed network.  

Visibility better than 20/20

Knowing who's connecting to your network, what devices they're on, and what connection they're using is key. ISE uses key intel to automatically identify, classify, and profile devices.

Think outside the box

​Switching from infrastructure in a box to infrastructure as code (IaC) helps preserve business integrity, while aligning access and policy to your strategy and objectives.

Make a stand

Verify your device posture with ISE 3.x and see how easily it complies with your security policy. ISE works to protect your network, data, and resources from hostile attacks.
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Know who you're dealing with

Build profiles of users, locations, and access types by compiling data needed to deliver precise control over which endpoints and users can access your network.

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Embrace flexibility and choice

Tether NAC workloads across multiple clouds, leverage threat-blocking automation, get granular, stay within compliance. ISE preserves and protects your business.

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Access control is in your hands

Set up and secure connections with virtual LAN (VLAN) assignments, Access Control Lists (dACLs), URL redirects,. and named ACLs, all designed to undermine unwanted connections quickly and easily.

Control your connections

Onboard effortlessly every time

Reduce tickets for your help desk and deliver a better user experience by empowering users to add and manage their own devices through self-service portals, such as SAML 2.0. 

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Get resilient with ISE

Business continuity demands a strong resilient security posture that goes beyond initial authentication and session-long protection. ISE 3.x delivers that reslience while limiting risk of disruption.