Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Review
February 03, 2023

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Review

Sean Muller | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

We have a Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that provides Reporting on and Radius Authentication Connection between AD and Our Cisco AnyConnect VPN. This allows me to report and record our connections (who, where, IP address, username, connection time, etc.) and push logs out to our Alien-vault SEIM with greater detail than the ASA devices would provide otherwise. It also lets us filter by IP address or Physical Address for some of our other channels so that only specific users can use those specific channels as opposed to anyone who can connect to our VPN portal. In essence, the business case is that it allows you greater control over who you allow into your systems and who you allow connecting to other systems in your control lowering the risk that someone will just come across a password and try to log into your VPN or Cisco Systems, that lower chance of compromise at such a high and remotely accessible level leads to lower risk and better stability overall. As a bonus, logging and reporting also help with troubleshooting.

Pros

  • Logging
  • Reporting
  • Access Control
  • Identification
  • Conditional Blocking

Cons

  • GUI Interface Flow
  • Ease of Use
  • Automatic Configuration
  • Positive - Lower Risk
  • Negative - Slightly Increased Complexity
  • Positive - Better control over logins
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Stacks up nicely alongside them and we chose Cisco because our business is a Cisco shop and keeping our number of support vendors low is a big way that we keep things simple resulting in a low headcount in the IT Dept. We use it in conjunction with other services to keep our systems safe by knowing more about who and what is coming into our systems.

Do you think Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) go as expected?

No

Would you buy Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) again?

Yes

Because if you understand Cisco, once it is set-up it works, practically forever, and there is nothing better than having something that will work forever

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