Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

See everything. Control what happens next.

Turn identity into your network control plane with visibility, context, and policy enforcement across every connection. Every new installation includes a 90-day evaluation license for up to 100 endpoints.

Trusted identity control at global scale

3B+

Endpoints authenticated to date.

2M

Concurrent active endpoints supported per deployment.

20+yrs

Of market maturity and leadership.

Move from access control to network control

Cisco ISE unifies identity, visibility, and enforcement so teams can verify trust, segment access, and contain threats across hybrid networks.

See every connection

Discover and profile managed, unmanaged IoT and OT endpoints across wired, wireless, VPN, and cloud-connected environments.

Know the context

Use identity, posture, device, behavior, and ecosystem signals to make more accurate access decisions.

Control communication

Apply least-privilege access and segmentation so users and devices communicate only with what they should.

Automatically contain threats

Use policy automation and integrations to quarantine risky endpoints and contain threats faster.


The Cisco ISE difference

Beyond static network admission control (NAC)

Replace network location-based rules with identity-driven policy that follows users and devices across all environments.

Beyond zero trust network access (ZTNA)

Control all user and device communication within the network, not just during access but even before and after access is granted.

Beyond visibility and detection

Turn context into enforcement. ISE shares identity context across your ecosystem so security signals can influence policies across domains.

Flexible by design. Ready for every environment.

ISE platform

Deploy Cisco ISE on validated infrastructure that matches your scale, operating model, and environment.

ISE on SNS3800

Run ISE on Cisco Secure Network Server 3800 Series appliances for validated performance, resiliency, and predictable scaling.

ISE on virtual machines

Deploy ISE on a virtual appliance on supported hypervisors, based on performance and scale guidance.

ISE on cloud

Deploy ISE in supported cloud environments while preserving centralized identity policy and network enforcement.

ISE software

Stay current with Cisco ISE software releases, patch guidance, upgrade considerations, and evaluation options.

ISE 3.5 Release

Use the latest patch in Cisco ISE 3.5 release-train to experience new features, and fixes.

Try ISE free for up to 90 days

Every new Cisco ISE installation includes a 90-day evaluation license for up to 100 endpoints so teams can test before purchase.

ISE licensing

Compare Cisco ISE license tiers based on the capabilities needed for your network.

ISE Essentials

Provides basic visibility into users, devices, and endpoints across the network, along with essential network access control features.

ISE Advantage

Secures diverse users and devices using identity-based segmentation features, and share identity context with Cisco and non-Cisco solutions.

ISE Premier

Offers continuous device trust, compliance enforcement, and automated threat containment features. 

ISE across every environment

Across enterprise, branch, cloud, and IIoT, ISE gives teams a consistent way to verify trust and enforce policy.

Enterprise, campus, and branch

Enforce consistent identity-based access across wired, wireless, and VPN users while segmenting sensitive resources.

Data center and cloud

Extend identity-based segmentation and consistent policy across application environments and critical resources.

Industrial IoT

Discover, classify, and control devices that cannot support agents, including operational and specialized endpoints.

ISE integrations

Connect ISE identity and endpoint context across Cisco products, Cisco management platforms, and partner ecosystems to automate response.

ISE integration with Cisco products and solutions

Use ISE context across Cisco networking and security infrastructure for identity-aware access, segmentation, and response.

ISE integration with partners

Share context with more than 70 third-party security, identity, mobility, asset, and operations tools through pxGrid and open APIs.

ISE reviews

Read independent peer perspectives on how IT and security teams evaluate Cisco ISE for access control, visibility, segmentation, and policy enforcement.

Gartner Peer Insights Reviews

Read peer reviews and perspectives from customers evaluating Cisco ISE for network access control.

PeerSpot Reviews

Read practitioner reviews, product comparisons, and implementation perspectives from IT and security teams.

Related architecture and solutions

Cisco Secure Networking

Make the network identity-aware with consistent ISE-driven policy across campus, branch, IoT, cloud, and hybrid work environments.

Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall

Strengthen segmentation by using ISE identity context to help define, enforce, and adapt policy across data center, cloud, and campus environments.

Cisco Zero Trust Access

Build trust-based access with ISE, Cisco Secure Access and Duo to help verify users, devices, and application experiences before access is granted.

Cisco ISE trial

Try Cisco ISE for free for 90 days

Every new Cisco ISE installation includes a 90-day evaluation license for up to 100 endpoints. Download the software from Cisco.com and validate ISE in your environment.