Cisco ASR 9000 MACSEC 100G Right to Use License
The Cisco ASR 9000 MACSEC 100G Right to Use License unlocks advanced encryption capabilities for your Cisco ASR 9000 series routers, ensuring secure data transmission.
- Enhanced Security: Enables MACsec encryption for 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, protecting sensitive data in transit.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements for data privacy and security.
- Operational Continuity: Ensures uninterrupted, secure network operations by providing essential security features.
- Feature Enablement: Unlocks critical security functionalities required for modern, high-speed network environments.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a Cisco Right to Use (RTU) software license that enables MACsec encryption on 100 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces for Cisco ASR 9000 series routers. It provides a subscription-based entitlement to utilize these advanced security features, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality across your network.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in mid-market and enterprise organizations who manage high-speed network infrastructure. It integrates directly into the Cisco ASR 9000 platform, providing a critical layer of security for sensitive business data traversing the network.
- MACsec Encryption: Activates hardware-based encryption for 100GbE interfaces.
- Subscription Term: License is provided on a subscription basis, offering flexibility and predictable costs.
- Platform Specific: Designed exclusively for Cisco ASR 9000 series routers.
- Data Integrity: Ensures that data transmitted over the network has not been tampered with.
- Confidentiality: Protects sensitive information from unauthorized access during transit.
Secure your high-speed network traffic and meet compliance mandates with this essential Cisco security license for your ASR 9000 platform.
What This Enables
Enable Secure High-Speed Data Transmission
Enable teams to protect sensitive business data as it travels across 100 Gigabit Ethernet links. Streamline the implementation of network-wide encryption policies without compromising performance.
organizations deploying high-bandwidth data links, businesses requiring data privacy, teams managing critical infrastructure
Meet Regulatory Compliance Mandates
Automate compliance with industry regulations and data privacy laws that mandate encryption for data in transit. Ensure continuous adherence to security standards for sensitive information.
businesses in regulated industries, organizations handling customer data, companies with strict security audit requirements
Enhance Network Security Posture
Strengthen the overall security of the network by enabling hardware-based MACsec encryption. Protect against man-in-the-middle attacks and unauthorized data access on critical network segments.
companies with advanced security needs, IT departments managing sensitive assets, organizations seeking to reduce attack surface
Key Features
MACsec Encryption for 100GbE
Provides strong, hardware-based encryption for high-speed network traffic, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity.
Right to Use (RTU) License
Grants entitlement to use the MACsec feature on the specified platform, simplifying software activation.
Subscription Billing
Offers a flexible and predictable cost model for accessing essential security features over time.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Compatibility
Ensures seamless integration with existing Cisco ASR 9000 network infrastructure.
Compliance Support
Helps organizations meet stringent regulatory and industry requirements for data security and privacy.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector handles highly sensitive financial data and customer information, requiring robust encryption to comply with regulations like PCI DSS and protect against fraud.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Protecting patient health information (PHI) is paramount under HIPAA. MACsec encryption ensures the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive medical data transmitted across networks.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle classified and sensitive citizen data, necessitating strong encryption to meet strict security mandates and protect national security interests.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Securing operational technology (OT) networks and intellectual property is crucial. MACsec helps protect sensitive manufacturing data and control systems from cyber threats.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is MACsec?
MACsec (Media Access Control Security) is an IEEE standard that provides security services at the Ethernet layer. It ensures data confidentiality, integrity, and authentication for traffic transmitted over Ethernet links.
What does 'Right to Use' mean for this license?
A Right to Use (RTU) license grants you the legal entitlement to use the specified software feature on your hardware. It is often associated with subscription models and simplifies the licensing process.
Does this license require ongoing support contracts?
While the license itself grants the right to use the feature, Cisco often recommends or requires a separate Cisco Smart Net Total Care or similar support contract for access to software updates, patches, and technical assistance for the underlying platform.
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.