Cisco Identity Services Engine - best AAA choice for medium-large sized companies
July 24, 2024

Cisco Identity Services Engine - best AAA choice for medium-large sized companies

Dalibor Dravecky | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

We use Cisco Identity Services Engine for everyday authentication, authorization and accounting processes within our organization. The business problems that Cisco Identity Services Engine addresses are mainly security and zero trust within the whole network. With Cisco Identity Services Engine we are able to address guest devices and also BYOD devices that are connected to our network.

Pros

  • Authentication and authorization of wired/wireless clients
  • Guest portals for wifi connection
  • Policy enforcement on edge/access devices
  • VPN authentication

Cons

  • Integration with cloud Azure AD
  • Help feature based on AI
  • Certificate provisioning based on local certs on each node
  • Solved problem with untrusted users to connect to specific networks
  • Solved problem with guests portals for guests on branches
  • Bring solution for self provisioning certificate management
When comparing Cisco Identity Services Engine and Aurba ClearPass, Cisco Identity Services Engine provides more complex graphic user interface - it is easy to get lost within it, but on the other hand you can find everything you need. Cisco Identity Services Engine is very powerful, but you have to be a skilled system engineer to know how to configure it. Aruba ClearPass is simpler than Cisco Identity Services Engine, and you don't need to be so deep in it to know how to set up rules.

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?

Yes

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

Yes

The best scenario where to use Cisco Identity Services Engine is for medium to large sized comapnies, that needs to solve business cases as guest portal, zero trust, self devices provisioning, or certification provisioning. It is also well suited for device management, connected with TACACS - so Cisco Identity Services Engine admin can build policies for system administrators and based on company polices for role access.

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