Cisco ASA Virtual 50S Subscription License
This Cisco ASA Virtual 50S license provides essential security capabilities for your business network over a one-year term.
- License Term: Annual subscription ensures continuous access to security features and updates.
- Capacity: Supports up to 50 security contexts, ideal for segmented network environments.
- Platform: Virtual appliance license for deployment on your chosen hypervisor or cloud infrastructure.
- Compliance: Helps meet regulatory requirements by maintaining up-to-date security policies and threat intelligence.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco ASA Virtual 50S license unlocks advanced security features for virtualized network environments. This subscription provides access to firewalling, VPN, intrusion prevention, and application visibility for up to 50 security contexts, ensuring robust protection for your business assets.
This licensing is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who manage their own IT infrastructure. It integrates into existing virtualized environments, such as VMware or KVM, or cloud deployments, providing enterprise-grade security without the need for dedicated physical appliances.
- Enhanced Security: Access to next-generation firewall capabilities, including threat intelligence and advanced malware protection.
- Scalable Capacity: Supports 50 security contexts, allowing for granular policy enforcement across different network segments or applications.
- Virtual Deployment: Flexible deployment on leading hypervisors or cloud platforms, reducing hardware dependency.
- Subscription Model: Predictable annual billing for continuous access to software updates and security intelligence.
- Centralized Management: Integrates with Cisco security management platforms for streamlined policy administration.
This Cisco ASA Virtual license is the right choice for businesses needing flexible, powerful, and compliant network security for their virtualized infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable granular network segmentation
Enable teams to create distinct security zones within their network, isolating sensitive data and applications. Streamline policy enforcement by applying specific security rules to each context, reducing the attack surface.
virtualized data centers, multi-tenant environments, cloud deployments, segmented corporate networks
Secure remote access and site-to-site VPNs
Streamline the deployment and management of secure VPN connections for remote employees and branch offices. Automate the establishment of encrypted tunnels, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity during transit.
distributed workforces, multi-site organizations, hybrid cloud environments, remote office connectivity
Maintain regulatory compliance
Automate adherence to industry-specific security mandates and data protection regulations. Enable teams to demonstrate compliance through robust logging, auditing, and security policy enforcement.
regulated industries, data-sensitive operations, compliance-focused IT departments, audit-ready environments
Key Features
50 Security Contexts
Allows for granular policy enforcement and network segmentation, enhancing security and manageability for diverse business needs.
Virtual Appliance Deployment
Offers flexibility to deploy on existing hypervisors or cloud infrastructure, reducing hardware costs and simplifying integration.
Subscription Licensing
Provides predictable annual costs and continuous access to software updates, security intelligence, and feature enhancements.
Advanced Threat Protection
Includes next-generation firewall capabilities, intrusion prevention, and application visibility to defend against modern cyber threats.
VPN Capabilities
Enables secure remote access for employees and site-to-site connectivity for branch offices, ensuring data privacy.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security controls and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cisco ASA Virtual helps address through robust segmentation and threat prevention.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Protecting sensitive patient data (PHI) under HIPAA is critical, and the ASA Virtual's security contexts and advanced threat protection capabilities aid in maintaining compliance and data integrity.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms handle confidential client information and must adhere to data privacy laws, making advanced security features like VPNs and intrusion prevention essential for safeguarding sensitive documents.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Securing operational technology (OT) networks and protecting against cyber threats that could disrupt production is paramount, and the ASA Virtual provides a scalable security solution for these environments.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a security context?
A security context is an independent virtual firewall instance within the ASA Virtual platform. Each context can have its own policies, interfaces, and configurations, allowing for strong isolation and management of different network segments or tenants.
What is the term of this license?
This is a one-year term subscription license. It provides access to the software and its features for the duration of the term, with options to renew.
Can this license be used on a physical appliance?
No, this is specifically a license for the Cisco ASA Virtual platform, designed for deployment on hypervisors or cloud environments, not on Cisco's physical security appliances.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.