Cisco Kubernetes WAF RP - 20 Pods
Enhance your Kubernetes application security with Cisco's Web Application Firewall, providing protection for up to 20 pods through a 3-year subscription.
- Access to: Advanced threat detection and prevention capabilities specifically designed for containerized environments.
- Coverage for: Protection against common web attacks like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and bot mitigation.
- Protection against: Exploitation of vulnerabilities within your Kubernetes applications and microservices.
- Entitlement to: Continuous updates and security intelligence from Cisco to maintain a strong security posture.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Kubernetes Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform license provides advanced security for your containerized applications. It enables robust protection for up to 20 pods, safeguarding them against a wide range of web-based threats and ensuring compliance with security best practices.
Designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market organizations, this subscription fits into environments utilizing Kubernetes for application deployment. It integrates with your existing container orchestration platform to deliver essential security without requiring extensive dedicated hardware or complex management.
- Enhanced Security: Defend containerized applications against sophisticated web attacks.
- Scalable Protection: License covers up to 20 Kubernetes pods, adaptable to your deployment needs.
- Subscription Model: Provides continuous access to security updates and threat intelligence.
- Simplified Management: Integrates with Kubernetes for easier security policy enforcement.
- Compliance Support: Helps meet regulatory requirements for application security and data protection.
Secure your critical Kubernetes applications with Cisco's WAF, offering enterprise-grade protection tailored for SMB and mid-market operational needs.
What This Enables
Enable Containerized Application Security
Enable teams to deploy and manage web applications within Kubernetes with confidence. This license provides critical security controls to protect against common and advanced web threats targeting microservices.
Kubernetes deployments, microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native applications, container orchestration
Streamline Web Application Threat Mitigation
Streamline the process of identifying and blocking malicious traffic aimed at your web applications. This WAF subscription automates threat detection and response for your containerized workloads.
DevOps workflows, application security testing, dynamic application security, microservices security
Automate Security Policy Enforcement
Automate the enforcement of security policies across your Kubernetes pods. This platform license ensures consistent protection and compliance for all your containerized applications.
Policy-driven security, Kubernetes security best practices, continuous security monitoring, application runtime protection
Key Features
Kubernetes-native WAF
Provides specialized security tailored for containerized applications, integrating directly into your Kubernetes environment.
20 Pod License
Offers a defined capacity for protecting a specific number of your critical application pods.
Subscription-based licensing
Ensures continuous access to the latest security updates, threat intelligence, and software features for ongoing protection.
Threat detection and prevention
Protects against a broad spectrum of web attacks, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and bot traffic.
Visibility and control
Gives IT teams better insight into application traffic and the ability to enforce security policies effectively.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS, making robust WAF protection for their applications essential.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must safeguard Protected Health Information (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, necessitating strong application security to prevent breaches and maintain patient trust.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses handle significant volumes of customer transaction data and personal information, requiring WAF solutions to prevent fraud and protect against attacks targeting e-commerce platforms.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies are often targets for sophisticated cyberattacks and must adhere to strict security mandates, making WAF critical for protecting public-facing applications and sensitive citizen data.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF) for Kubernetes?
A WAF for Kubernetes is a security solution designed to protect containerized web applications running in a Kubernetes environment. It filters, monitors, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web application, defending against attacks like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.
What does '20 Pods' mean in this license?
The '20 Pods' designation indicates the maximum number of Kubernetes pods that this specific license allows you to protect with the Cisco Web Application Firewall service.
Is this a perpetual license or a subscription?
This product is a subscription-based license, meaning you pay a recurring fee for access to the software and its security updates over a defined term, in this case, 3 years.
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.