Compliance

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN compliance and certification

Commercial certification and compliance are essential aspects of many industries, and they come with their own set of customer requirements. Here are some of the key issues and reasons why you may require commercial certification for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs):

  • Regulatory compliance

  • Data security and privacy

  • Reduced risk based on audits and assessments

  • Trust and credibility

  • Disaster recovery and business continuity

  • Improved service quality

  • Competitive advantage

  • Interoperability

  • Easier audits

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN can provide these internationally recognized certifications, which apply to various regulated industries:

  • PCI-DSS

  • SOC2 Type2/SOC3

  • ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, ISO27018

  • C5

  • ENS

  • Tx-RAMP

To receive a report on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN certifications, contact your channel partner.

Benefits of a certified environment

  • A secure network through centralized configuration management using secure Center for Internet Security (CIS) or Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) configuration baseline standards.

  • Data protection using encryption of data across networks while in-transit and at-rest.

  • Configuration of identification, access, and authentication through a centralized user account management of unique credentials and strict role-based access control.

  • Ongoing penetration testing and vulnerability scans on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components.

Enable compliance with industry certifications for a new fabric

Customers can benefit from a certified environment if they have purchased a DNA subscription, are on a certified release version, and select the certifications options in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal before creating the fabric.


Note

All commercial certifications are managed through shared Cisco SD-WAN Cloud.

Procedure

Step 1

Open https://ssp.sdwan.cisco.com to access the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal.

Step 2

Log in to the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal using your credentials.

Step 3

From the Create Cisco Hosted Fabric page, choose Smart Account and Virtual Account.

Step 4

In the Fabric Name field, enter a Fabric Name.

Step 5

Choose Assign Controllers.

Step 6

In Advanced Options, choose the Compliance Configuration option and select the desired industry certification compliances.

Step 7

Click Create Fabric.

Enable compliance with industry certifications for an existing fabric

Before you begin

Compliance with industry certifications is only available on Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro fabrics that are encrypted. If your fabric is not encrypted, you cannot enable compliance.

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal.

Step 2

Click Fabric to find your fabric overlay.

Step 3

In the Actions drop-down list choose Compliance Mode.

Step 4

In the Compliance panel, select the desired industry certifications.

Step 5

Click Apply.

View certification compliance

Procedure

Step 1

Open https://ssp.sdwan.cisco.com to access the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal.

Step 2

Log in to the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal using your credentials.

Step 3

Select the desired fabric and click View Details.

Active compliances for the fabric are listed in the Description pane.