Cisco Secure Gateway for Alteon 7K SSL Inspection License
This Cisco Secure Gateway license for Alteon 7K provides essential SSL inspection capabilities for three years, enhancing your network's security posture.
- License Term: Provides 3 years of access to advanced SSL inspection features.
- Platform Coverage: Specifically designed for the Cisco Alteon 7K platform.
- Security Enhancement: Unlocks critical capabilities for deep packet inspection of encrypted traffic.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory requirements by enabling visibility into encrypted data flows.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Secure Gateway for Alteon 7K SSL Inspect license is a subscription-based platform software license that unlocks advanced capabilities for inspecting encrypted traffic on your Alteon 7K Application Delivery System. This license is crucial for organizations needing to gain visibility into SSL/TLS encrypted traffic to identify threats, enforce policies, and maintain compliance.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who are responsible for network security and application performance. It integrates directly with the Alteon 7K hardware, providing a unified approach to traffic management and security without requiring separate inspection appliances.
- Enhanced Threat Detection: Inspects encrypted traffic to identify malware, data exfiltration, and policy violations hidden within SSL/TLS sessions.
- Improved Compliance: Enables organizations to meet regulatory mandates and internal policies requiring visibility into all network traffic, including encrypted flows.
- Application Visibility: Provides deeper insights into application behavior and user activity, even within encrypted channels.
- Policy Enforcement: Allows for granular policy creation and enforcement based on the content of encrypted traffic.
- Simplified Management: Integrates SSL inspection directly into the Alteon 7K platform, streamlining security management.
This Cisco license empowers SMB and mid-market IT teams to achieve comprehensive network visibility and security without the complexity of separate hardware deployments.
What This Enables
Enable Deep Packet Inspection of Encrypted Traffic
Enable teams to gain visibility into SSL/TLS encrypted traffic to detect advanced threats and malware. Streamline security policy enforcement by inspecting the content of encrypted sessions.
network security, application delivery, threat detection, policy enforcement, encrypted traffic management
Meet Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Automate compliance checks by ensuring all network traffic, including encrypted flows, is subject to inspection and policy. Support regulatory mandates that require visibility into data in transit.
compliance management, data governance, security auditing, regulatory adherence, network visibility
Enhance Application Performance and Security
Improve application security by identifying malicious payloads or policy violations within encrypted application traffic. Optimize network performance by understanding traffic patterns within encrypted sessions.
application security, network optimization, traffic analysis, performance monitoring, security posture
Key Features
SSL/TLS Traffic Inspection
Detects and mitigates threats hidden within encrypted communications, providing crucial security visibility.
Platform Integration
Activates advanced security features directly on the Cisco Alteon 7K, simplifying deployment and management.
Subscription Licensing
Provides access to features and updates for a defined term, offering predictable operational expenses.
Policy Enforcement
Allows granular control over network traffic based on content, ensuring adherence to security and business policies.
Compliance Support
Helps organizations meet regulatory requirements by enabling visibility into all network data flows.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security and compliance to protect sensitive customer data and meet stringent regulatory requirements like PCI DSS and SOX, making SSL inspection critical for threat detection.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must comply with HIPAA and other privacy regulations, necessitating visibility into all data flows, including encrypted traffic, to prevent breaches and ensure patient data confidentiality.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle sensitive information and must adhere to strict security standards and compliance mandates, requiring comprehensive network visibility to protect against cyber threats and ensure data integrity.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses process significant volumes of customer transaction data and personal information, requiring strong security measures and compliance with standards like PCI DSS to protect against fraud and data theft.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is SSL inspection?
SSL inspection, also known as SSL decryption or SSL interception, is a security process where encrypted SSL/TLS traffic is decrypted, inspected for threats or policy violations, and then re-encrypted before being sent to its destination. This allows security devices to see the content of encrypted communications.
What is the term of this license?
This is a 3-year subscription license, providing continuous access to the Secure Gateway SSL Inspection features for the specified duration.
Does this license require additional hardware?
No, this license is designed to enable SSL inspection capabilities directly on the Cisco Alteon 7K platform. It is a software license that activates existing hardware functionality.
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.