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vnagarmu
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Cisco Identity Services Engine v3.x offers major usability benefits across many of its use cases. With better speed and agility, you are able to achieve security resilience with a fully mature zero trust solution while gaining pervasive visibility and dynamic control. 

I am Viraj Nagarmunoli, Solutions Architect with Customer Success and together with Security Customer Success Specialist @Yash Kejariwal, I put together the table below summarising some of the key features of ISE 3.x

Feel free to ask us any questions about Cisco ISE upgrades using the vnagarmu_0-1663924340405.pngbutton below the post. 

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Capability Feature ISE 2.x ISE 3.x
Cloud Support

Cloud native ISE

Previously, ISE could only be deployed on a physical or a virtual appliance.

Now, you can deploy ISE on public cloud infrastructure including AWS, Azure and Oracle cloud as a native cloud solution. This can help you reduce operational expenses and gives you the ability to scale your deployment on-demand while automating routine tasks.

Policies for Azure AD

Previously ISE supported Azure AD identity provider using SAML and Oauth authentication protocols but there was limited support for dot1x

Now, Cisco ISE 3.x supports EAP-TLS and TEAP authentication with Azure AD.  This means that you can now create policies using group and attribute information when performing dot1x authentication which allows for differentiated and secure access.

Automation and APIs

Open API for system and policy management

Previously, API only exposed basic ISE infrastructure and session related content

With Open API support, ISE 3.x brings you a lot more automation capabilities such as policy and system management (like backups) while still supporting the other types of APIs 

Zero Touch Provisioning

The traditional way of deploying ISE had several touch points and was a manual process. It took several hours setting up a large deployment

Now, the new Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) allows you to create a configuration file in which the ISE node can be configured (IP, hostname, DNS, etc.) Likewise, it can automatically install any hot fixes or patches immediately after it is set up. 

Posture and Compliance

Posture on Linux

Previously, ISE Posturing could be performed on Windows and OS X machines.

ISE Posture can now be performed for Linux devices too, along with Windows and OS X. That way, all endpoints on the network can be kept compliant and, if found non-compliant, they can be quarantined and remediated.

Agentless Posture

Previously you had to have an application installed on the endpoint to perform posture checks

By popular request, ISE can now be configured to assess the posture of an endpoint without having to roll out client applications across your entire install base. For you this means you gain all the visibility necessary without the need of an additional application. 

 

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Ask the Experts Recording: Please watch this VoD as our experts walk you through the steps to prepare, perform, and validate a successful ISE upgrade without headaches. Best practices, strategies to minimise downtime and different methods of upgrades for different types of ISE deployments are covered.

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inderdeepsingh1
Level 1
Level 1

Its helpful to understand the difference between ISE2.0 and ISE3.0

OlhaA
Level 1
Level 1

Thank you for sharing.

bo.miller
Level 1
Level 1

Thank you for the information, very helpful.

bo.miller
Level 1
Level 1

Thank you for the info.

MattEGarcia
Level 1
Level 1

Thank you for the information.  I always enjoy learning more about things outside of my immediate purview.

flory
Level 1
Level 1

What is ISE 3.x behavior for silent devices (network connection only, no traffic, and no MAC address on the switch port)?

bucks25761
Level 1
Level 1

This is very helpful. 

MattEGarcia
Level 1
Level 1

This is excellent reference material.  I will be sure to share this link with our security team.

kfcanete
Level 1
Level 1

Thank you for the information, very helpful.

vnagarmu
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

@flory do you have examples for such devices? Trying to understand the use case here, so more information would help.

RPotter
Level 1
Level 1

Great info!!

nwmadden
Level 1
Level 1

Interesting comparison! We're moving from ISE 2.x to 3.x in the coming weeks.

ari.gonzalez
Level 1
Level 1

I'm an ISE user, I am sure that these features help consolidate the network.

AlejoAraM
Level 1
Level 1

Puedo Recibir en tiempo real alertas de violación de la política y /o puedo generar  informes de la actividad de la red del dispositivo.?

 

Gracias por compartir documento , gran aporte..

wbonville
Level 1
Level 1

We are already ISE users and are running on 3.1

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