Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine

Course details

This course discusses the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) version 1.1.1, a next-generation identity and access control policy platform that provides a single policy plane across the entire organization combining multiple services, including authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA), posture, profiling, device on-boarding, and guest management, into a single context-aware identity-based platform. The training provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to enforce security posture compliance for wired and wireless endpoints and enhance infrastructure security using the Cisco ISE.

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

• Individuals involved in the deployment and maintence of the Cisco ISE platform and Cisco Channel Partner engineers looking for Cisco ISE ATP accreditation.

Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe Cisco ISE architecture, installation, and distributed deployment options
• Configure Network Access Devices (NADs), policy components, and basic authentication and authorization policies in Cisco ISE
• Implement Cisco ISE web authentication and guest services
• Deploy Cisco ISE profiling, posture and client provisioning services
• Describe administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and TrustSec SGA security

Course Outline

Cisco ISE Product Overview

• Introducing the Cisco ISE
• Getting Started with Cisco ISE

Cisco ISE Authentication and Authorization

• Configuring Basic Access
• Understanding External Authentication
• Using Cisco ISE Dictionaries
• Configuring Authorization

Web Authentication and User Access Management

• Implementing Web Authentication
• Implementing Guest Services

Cisco ISE Profiler, Posture, and Endpoint Protection Services

• Implementing Cisco ISE Profiler Service
• Implementing Cisco ISE Posture Service
• Implementing Cisco ISE Endpoint Protection Services
• Implementing BYOD

Reports, Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Security

• Implementing Inline Posture and TrustSec Security
• Describing the Cisco ISE Architecture
• Performing Cisco ISE Administration and Maintenance
• Using Cisco ISE Reporting, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting