Profiling Wired Endpoints without 802.1x or MAB using IBNS2.0

One of the first steps to designing and deploying ISE (or any NAC solution) is to gain visibility and understand what is actually out there connecting to your network, so you can design your policy and understand the impact of enacting it.For some types of endpoints, this is relatively easy (i.e. Windows laptops), but for…… Continue reading Profiling Wired Endpoints without 802.1x or MAB using IBNS2.0

Duo MFA for the ISE Admin GUI

So, you’ve adopted ISE: 802.1x everywhere, maybe some CTS/SDA, posture for remote VPN endpoints, even dabbling with Threat-Centric NAC and some pxGrid integrations – life is good! The network feels secure, you’ve got lots of visibility and control. SASE and ZTA feel like attainable goals. Then, it hits you: you’ve put MFA in front of…… Continue reading Duo MFA for the ISE Admin GUI

Location, location, location: Segmenting FlexConnect Authentications in ISE Without Overriding WLC Central-Auth

One of the foundational steps when configuring your Network Access Devices (NADs) in ISE is adding the NADs to relevant Network Device Groups (NDGs); NDGs allow you to create a descriptive and hierarchical attribute tree which you can apply to your NADs in order to streamline context visibility, reporting, Policy Set/rule match conditions, or simply…… Continue reading Location, location, location: Segmenting FlexConnect Authentications in ISE Without Overriding WLC Central-Auth

ISE, Active Directory, and Adblock

So you’re deploying Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and say to yourself “hey, you know what would be great? If we joined ISE to our Microsoft Active Directory domain.” Great idea! ISE’s ability to tie into different types of external identity sources, including multiple AD domains, is one of its many great features. Naturally, you…… Continue reading ISE, Active Directory, and Adblock