Configure certification compliance

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN compliance and certification

Commercial certification and compliance help your business meet customer requirements in many industries. You may need commercial certification for cloud services due to issues such as:

  • 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, and

  • easier audits,

Your organization can obtain these internationally recognized certifications with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN for regulated industries:

  • Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

  • System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 and SOC 3

  • International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, and ISO 27018

  • Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue (C5)

  • Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS)

  • Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (Tx-RAMP)

Contact your channel partner for a report on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN certifications.

Benefits of a certified environment

Configure a certified environment to gain these benefits.

  • Maintain a secure network with centralized configuration management using secure configuration baseline standards from Center for Internet Security (CIS) or Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG).

  • Protect data in transit and at rest across networks using encryption.

  • Use centralized user account management to identify, access, and authenticate with unique credentials and strict role-based access control.

  • Ensure Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Control Components are subject to ongoing penetration testing and vulnerability scans.

Enable compliance with industry certifications for a new fabric

You can benefit from a certified environment by purchasing a DNA subscription, using a certified release version, and selecting the certifications options in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal before creating a fabric.


Note

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

Procedure

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 3

From the Create Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro Fabric page, enter your Smart Account and Virtual Account.

Step 4

In the Fabric Name field, enter a fabric name.

Step 5

Select Assign Control Components.

Step 6

In Advanced Options, select the Compliance Configuration option and then choose the required industry certifications.

Step 7

Click Create Fabric.

Enable compliance with industry certifications for an existing fabric

Before you begin

You can enable compliance with industry certifications only if your Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro fabric is encrypted. If your fabric is not encrypted, encryption is required to enable compliance.

Procedure

Step 1

Sign in to the Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Portal.

Step 2

Click Fabric to find your fabric.

Step 3

In the Actions drop-down list choose Compliance Mode.

Step 4

In the Compliance panel, select the required 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.

You can view the active compliances for the fabric in the Description pane.