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Cisco ISE 3.2 Release

Written by Jamie Sanbower | Sep 14, 2022 4:00:00 AM

This blog explore's our favorite ISE 3.2 features. Feeling gloomy? Cisco ISE 3.2 is there to match your UI with your mood, but there is many great features that we can explore.

Figure 1: ISE 3.2 Dark Mode Dashboard

Top 3 "Cool" Features in Cisco ISE 3.2

We obviously are "Dark Mode" fans, but here are the top 3 enterprise NAC features available in 3.2:

More Cloud Service Provider Options

Deploy Cisco ISE 3.2 natively from Azure Cloud Services and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), in addition to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Better Integration for Azure Active Directory

Authorize endpoints with Azure AD, after using EAP-TLS or Tunnel EAP for authentication.

Figure 2: ISE 3.2 Azure AD Integration

Easy External Observability

Create custom reports with third-party tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Kibana, or Excel, with configuration, endpoint, session, and other operational data from Cisco ISE.

CMDB Integration

Sync attributes from external systems such as ServiceNow CMBD for use in Cisco ISE authorization policies.

Figure 3: ISE 3.2 ServiceNow Integration

Custom Posture Checks

Write custom PowerShell (Windows) and Shell (macOS & Linux) scripts to perform any arbitrary compliance check on endpoints in the Condition Scripts window.

Cisco Identity Services Engine 3.2 Documentation

What's New in ISE 3.2 Webinars

The following is a 2 part webinar from the Cisco ISE Engineers covering all the new features in detail:

Video 1: What's New in ISE 3.2 - Part 1

Video 2: What's New in ISE 3.2 - Part 2

ModernCyber's Cisco ISE Services

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