Cisco High-Capacity SSL Add-On License
Secure your business operations with the Cisco High-Capacity SSL Add-On License, providing 5 million SSL CEC and 100,000 SSL CPS for three years of enhanced network protection.
- Extended Security Coverage: Gain access to advanced SSL inspection capabilities for three years, ensuring continuous protection against evolving threats.
- High Performance Capacity: Benefit from coverage for 5 million SSL concurrent connections and 100,000 SSL connections per second, ideal for high-traffic environments.
- Compliance Assurance: Maintain regulatory compliance by ensuring all encrypted traffic is inspected and secured according to industry standards.
- Operational Continuity: Protect against service disruptions caused by uninspected encrypted traffic, ensuring your business applications remain available and secure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco High-Capacity SSL Add-On License provides enhanced security capabilities for your network infrastructure. It unlocks the capacity to inspect 5 million SSL concurrent connections and process 100,000 SSL connections per second over a three-year term, ensuring comprehensive visibility into encrypted traffic.
This license is designed for businesses that require robust security for their internal IT operations. It is suitable for IT Managers or IT Professionals managing networks with significant encrypted traffic volumes, ensuring compliance and protection without the overhead of enterprise-scale infrastructure.
- Increased SSL Inspection Capacity: Handles a large volume of encrypted traffic, essential for modern security postures.
- Enhanced Threat Detection: Enables deeper inspection of SSL/TLS traffic to uncover hidden malware and data exfiltration attempts.
- Three-Year Subscription Term: Provides predictable costs and continuous access to security features for an extended period.
- Scalability for Growth: Supports growing businesses by accommodating increasing numbers of concurrent connections and connection rates.
- Regulatory Compliance: Assists in meeting compliance requirements that mandate inspection of all network traffic, including encrypted streams.
This Cisco SSL Add-On License is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing to secure high volumes of encrypted traffic efficiently and cost-effectively.
What This Enables
Enable Deep SSL/TLS Traffic Inspection
Enable teams to gain full visibility into encrypted traffic flows, uncovering malware and data loss risks hidden within SSL/TLS sessions. Streamline security operations by ensuring all network traffic is subject to inspection and policy enforcement.
Organizations with significant encrypted traffic, Businesses requiring advanced threat detection, Networks with strict compliance mandates, Environments needing to protect sensitive data.
Support High-Volume Network Traffic
Support networks experiencing high volumes of SSL/TLS connections with a capacity of 5 million concurrent connections and 100,000 connections per second. Automate the inspection process for large-scale encrypted data flows, ensuring performance and security.
High-traffic data centers, Large enterprise branch offices, Organizations with extensive cloud application usage, Businesses with rapid user growth.
Maintain Regulatory Compliance
Streamline compliance efforts by ensuring all encrypted traffic meets regulatory requirements for inspection and security monitoring. Enable teams to demonstrate adherence to data protection standards and audit requirements with verifiable traffic visibility.
Businesses in regulated industries, Organizations handling sensitive customer data, Companies subject to PCI DSS or HIPAA, Firms needing to prove data security controls.
Key Features
5 Million SSL Concurrent Connection Capacity
Handles a large number of simultaneous encrypted sessions, preventing performance bottlenecks and ensuring continuous security for all users.
100,000 SSL Connections Per Second
Processes a high rate of new SSL/TLS connections, essential for dynamic environments and rapid threat response.
Three-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable budgeting and ensures uninterrupted access to critical security inspection capabilities for an extended period.
SSL/TLS Traffic Decryption and Inspection
Uncovers threats hidden within encrypted traffic, such as malware, ransomware, and data leakage attempts, which would otherwise go undetected.
Platform Software License
Enhances the security posture of existing Cisco security platforms, maximizing the investment in current infrastructure.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions must inspect all traffic, including encrypted financial transactions, to comply with regulations like PCI DSS and prevent fraud or data breaches.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers handle sensitive patient data (PHI) and must comply with HIPAA, requiring comprehensive inspection of encrypted communications to protect against breaches and ensure data privacy.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers process large volumes of customer payment data and personal information, necessitating robust security and inspection of encrypted traffic to meet PCI DSS compliance and prevent card fraud.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle highly confidential client information, requiring strong security measures and the ability to inspect encrypted communications to maintain client trust and data confidentiality.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the primary function of this SSL add-on license?
This license significantly increases the capacity of your Cisco security platform to decrypt and inspect SSL/TLS encrypted traffic. It allows for the detection of threats hidden within encrypted sessions, which is crucial for modern security and compliance.
What type of businesses benefit most from this license?
Businesses with high volumes of encrypted traffic, such as those in finance, healthcare, or e-commerce, will benefit most. It is ideal for organizations needing to meet strict compliance requirements or protect against advanced threats concealed in encrypted data.
How long is the subscription term for this license?
The subscription term for this Cisco High-Capacity SSL Add-On License is three years. This provides a predictable cost and ensures continuous security coverage for the duration.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
High — engineer-led
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.