Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a solid AAA and rbac access solution
June 15, 2025

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a solid AAA and rbac access solution

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Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Cisco ISE is used for administrative access to network devices, identity access to network resources and as a radius server to grant access to the networks. This addresses the issue of managing access to the different switches, routers, access points and provides access to individuals based on the security which is needed.

Pros

  • manageable scaled administrative access to network devices as needed
  • Great use as a radius server which allows proper authentication and authorization into the network
  • Multiple conditions that can be utilized to grant users access based on their role in the organization

Cons

  • Cisco ISE conditions that can be used to grant or deny access are so granular it can be overwhelming. Reviewing how the conditions are presented is needed
  • The steps to grant administrative access to Cisco ISE using AD have many steps and reducing them would make managing Cisco ISE easier
  • The licensing of ISE using Cisco Smart Software Manager can be complex in granting the different feature licenses that ISE needs
  • ISE provides easy management access of network equipment so that engineers do not waste time in management so that they can attend to other tasks which increases efficiency
  • Cisco ISE stable software code is reliable and the radius services have very little downtime. This provides a great return on investment for the company
  • ISE is able to address the concerns of who has access to the environment and why, which meets regulatory and security requirements

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

Cisco ISE integrates will with a Cisco solution such as firewalls, network switches and routers. It does an incredible job of granting access based on the role that an individual or groups have, and the ability to remove access to that individual or group is also east. In our environment ISE is used to authenticate external users that have access by vpn, and also to manage access to the large network infrastructure

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