Cisco Secure Gateway for Alteon 9K SSL Inspection Subscription
This 3-year subscription for Cisco Secure Gateway enables advanced SSL inspection capabilities for your Alteon 9K platform, enhancing your network's security posture.
- Subscription Term: Provides continuous access to SSL inspection features and software updates for a duration of three years.
- Enhanced Visibility: Unlocks the ability to inspect encrypted SSL/TLS traffic, identifying threats hidden within secure connections.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory requirements by enabling thorough inspection of all network traffic, including encrypted data flows.
- Threat Detection: Improves the detection of advanced malware and zero-day threats that bypass traditional security measures by remaining encrypted.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Cisco Secure Gateway for Alteon 9K SSL Inspection is a platform software subscription that unlocks advanced capabilities for inspecting encrypted traffic on your Alteon 9K Application Delivery System. This subscription provides the necessary licensing to enable deep packet inspection of SSL/TLS traffic, allowing security tools to identify and mitigate threats that would otherwise be invisible within encrypted sessions.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market organizations who are responsible for network security and compliance. It integrates directly with the Alteon 9K platform, ensuring that encrypted traffic is analyzed in real-time without compromising application performance, thereby strengthening the overall security posture of the business's internal network and user-facing applications.
- SSL/TLS Decryption: Enables the Alteon 9K to decrypt and inspect encrypted traffic for threat analysis.
- Advanced Threat Prevention: Facilitates the identification of malware, phishing attempts, and other malicious content within encrypted flows.
- Compliance Enforcement: Supports regulatory mandates requiring visibility into all network traffic, including encrypted data.
- Performance Optimization: Designed to inspect traffic without significantly impacting application delivery performance.
- Subscription-Based Access: Provides continuous access to features and updates for the licensed term.
This Cisco subscription empowers SMB and mid-market IT teams to gain critical visibility into encrypted traffic, bolstering security and compliance without the overhead of enterprise-grade solutions.
What This Enables
Enable Deep SSL/TLS Traffic Inspection
Enable teams to gain visibility into encrypted traffic flows, identifying and mitigating threats that would otherwise remain hidden. Streamline security analysis by decrypting and inspecting SSL/TLS sessions in real-time.
network security monitoring, threat detection, compliance auditing, application delivery optimization
Meet Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Support regulatory mandates that require comprehensive visibility into all network traffic, including encrypted data. Ensure adherence to data privacy and security standards by enabling inspection of sensitive communications.
data privacy compliance, security policy enforcement, risk management, governance frameworks
Improve Advanced Threat Detection
Automate the identification of advanced malware, zero-day exploits, and other malicious payloads concealed within encrypted connections. Enhance security posture by preventing threats that bypass traditional signature-based defenses.
next-generation firewall integration, intrusion prevention systems, security information and event management, endpoint detection and response
Key Features
SSL/TLS Decryption and Inspection
Allows security tools to analyze encrypted traffic, uncovering hidden threats and ensuring compliance with data visibility requirements.
Alteon 9K Platform Integration
Seamlessly enhances the security capabilities of your existing Alteon 9K Application Delivery System, optimizing resource utilization.
3-Year Subscription Term
Provides predictable costs and continuous access to software features and updates for an extended period, ensuring ongoing security effectiveness.
Enhanced Threat Visibility
Improves the detection of advanced malware, phishing, and other malicious activities that leverage encryption to evade security controls.
Compliance Support
Helps organizations meet stringent regulatory requirements for network traffic monitoring and data protection.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions must adhere to strict regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, requiring deep visibility into all network traffic, including encrypted financial transactions, to prevent fraud and ensure data security.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers are subject to HIPAA, necessitating robust security measures to protect sensitive patient health information (PHI) transmitted over networks, including encrypted communications.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies handle sensitive data and must comply with various security mandates, such as FISMA, requiring thorough inspection of all network traffic to safeguard national security and citizen information.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses process a high volume of customer data, including payment card information, making PCI DSS compliance essential and requiring inspection of encrypted transaction data to prevent breaches.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is SSL inspection?
SSL inspection, also known as SSL decryption or SSL traffic inspection, is a security process where encrypted SSL/TLS traffic is decrypted, analyzed for threats, and then re-encrypted before being sent to its destination. This allows security devices to inspect the content of encrypted communications.
Why is SSL inspection important for businesses?
A significant portion of internet traffic is now encrypted. Without SSL inspection, threats hidden within this encrypted traffic can bypass security controls. Inspecting this traffic is crucial for detecting malware, preventing data breaches, and meeting compliance regulations.
What does a 3-year subscription mean?
A 3-year subscription means you have the rights to use the Secure Gateway SSL Inspection software and receive all associated updates and support for that feature for a period of three years from the purchase date. This provides cost predictability and ensures continuous access to the latest security capabilities.
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.