ACS to ISE

I learned today in my ACS 5.x course of an ISE module that would allow an ACS appliance 5.x that would convert, if that is the right word, the ACS appliance to ISE. Is this correct? is there more information about this?

You can upgrade Cisco ISE from a previous release or  maintenance release to Release 1.2. You can also migrate from Cisco  Secure Access Control System (ACS), Release 5.3, to Release 1.2.
You cannot migrate to  Release 1.2 from Cisco Secure ACS 4.x or earlier versions, Cisco  Secure ACS 5.1 or 5.2, or from Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC)  Appliance.
You can directly migrate to Cisco ISE,  Release 1.2 only from Cisco Secure ACS, Release 5.3. From Cisco Secure  ACS, Releases 4.x, 5.1, and 5.2,  you must upgrade to ACS, Release 5.3 and then migrate to Cisco ISE,  Release 1.2.
Please check the below links which can give your better  understanding:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ise/1.2/upgrade_guide/b_ise_upgrade_guide_preface_00.html

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  • REST API ACS vs ISE

    Hi all
    We are currently using ACS for wireless authentication. Guests register over an external Sharepoint webpage. The REST API is used to create and later delete these temporary users in ACS.
    Now we want to migrate to ISE. In contrast to ACS, the ISE REST API seems to have no CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) capabilities for Users. The ISE internal guest portal at the other hand we don't want to use.
    Is there any other possibility to create Users in ISE from an external Application ?
    Thanks Thomas

    Hi Thomas,
    Cisco  ISE allows you to view, create, modify, duplicate, delete, change the  status, import, export, or search for attributes of Cisco ISE users.
    ISE also allows you to import user data in the form of a csv file into its  internal database. Instead of entering user accounts manually into Cisco  ISE, you can import them.
    Following are the steps,
    Step 1 Choose Administration > Identity Management > Identities > Users.
    Step 2 Click Import to import users from a comma-delimited text file.
    Tip (Optional) If you do not have a comma-delimited text file, click Generate a Template to create this type of file.
    Step 3 In the File text box, enter the filename containing the users to import, or click Browse and navigate to the location where the file resides.
    Step 4 Check the Create new user(s) and update existing user(s) with new data check boxes if you want to both create new users and update existing users.
    Step 5 Click Save to save your changes to the Cisco ISE internal database.
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ise/1.2/user_guide/ise_man_id_stores.html#wp1407470

  • ACS to ISE config issues

    Hi,
    Im trying to migrate VPNS from ACS to ISE but i cannot quite get used to the ISE.
    Below is a picture of my Authentication rule id like replicating on ISE but so far i have had no joy. Any points would be greatly received.
    If the network source IP is trusted Rule 1 is hit and ISS is just use AD
    If the network source IP is untrusted Rule 2 is hit and ISS is just use OTP Then AD
    Im not 100% on the authorisation aspect either.
    I think im want something along the lines of Ad:Group/x/x/x/x and TunnelGroup xxx = Permit/Apply ACL else Deny
    I can pass authentiation from the ASA to ISE, one thing i have noticed in the aaa report, in the AV pairs the tunnel group name is not listed.
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    Hi
    FYI
    Cisco Secure ACS and Cisco ISE exist on different hardware platforms and have  different operating systems, databases, and information models. Therefore, you  cannot perform a standard upgrade from Cisco Secure ACS to Cisco ISE. Instead,  the Cisco Secure ACS to Cisco ISE Migration Tool reads data from Cisco Secure  ACS and creates corresponding data in Cisco ISE.
    For migrating the policies, and all other information, please visit the following link particularly the chapter 3,4,5:
    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/ise/1-2/migration_guide/ise_migration_guide/ise_mig_preface.html

  • Can i configure a network with ACS and ISE?

    I have both acs and ise, how do i integrate these appliance to work togheter?
    Thanks

    ISE does not interoperate with Cisco Secure ACS deployments. The Cisco Identity Services  Engine can work in tandem with Cisco NAC Manager to provide the same  profiling service as the NAC Profiler, which has reached end-of-sale  status.
    Existing Cisco Secure ACS customers using network  access can easily migrate to the Cisco Identity Services Engine platform  using migration part numbers and tools. However, existing Cisco Secure  ACS customers using TACACS functions will not be able to migrate to the  current version of ISE for network device identity management which is  often acceptable for customers who prefer to keep user and network  identity on separate systems.

  • Replacing ACS with ISE

    What is required to replace ACS with ISE in simple terms?
    I am looking to basically authenticate wired and wireless access against the local/AD) user database via Cisco kit
    I am thinking all I need is the BASE (perpetual) license rather than the advanced/wireless licenses
    Is there a limit to how many devices or users the base can deal with in its simplest form.
    I would also like to be able to push out a splash screen for wireless users during authentication. Can this be done just with the ISE Base License alone for a wireless solution (via WLC with LWAPS or Autonomous APs)
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    dave

    yes you can authenticate the user using the ISE and but you need a advance license if you want to use both wire and wireless here is small table to help you understand the license requirements also the max. devices support depends on the type of deployment and with advance feature you have the abilitity of profiling and posturing which provide very good control for admins in the network
    Software Packages
    Options
    Base
    Capabilities: Basic network access and guest access
    Network deployment support: Wired, wireless, and VPN
    License prerequisite: None
    Perpetual license
    Licenses are available for 100, 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 2500, 3500, 5000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, and 100,000 endpoints
    Advanced
    Capabilities: Profiler and feed service, posture, MDM integration, automated endpoint onboarding, and Security Group Access (SGA)
    Network deployment support: Wired, wireless, and VPN
    License prerequisite: Base license
    Term license: 1, 3- and 5-year terms
    Licenses are available for 100, 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 2500, 3500, 5000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, and 100,000 endpoints
    Wireless
    Capabilities: Basic network access, guest access, profiler, posture, and SGA
    Network deployment support: Wireless
    License prerequisite: None
    Term license: 1, 3- and 5-year terms
    Licenses are available for 100, 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 2500, 3500, 5000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, and 100,000 endpoints
    Wireless Upgrade
    Capabilities: Basic network access, guest access, profiler, posture, and SGA
    Network deployment support: Wired, wireless, and VPN
    License prerequisite: Wireless license
    Term license: 1, 3- and 5-year terms
    Upgrade licenses are available for 100, 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 2500, 3500, 5000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000, and 100,000 endpoints
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  • ACS to ISE migration

    Has anyone successfully migrated from ACS to ISE especially with WLAN or WiFi users?
    If you have, please share any information.

    I have done a few of those. I have never tried using the migration tool but instead have always created configurations from scratch. Basically, anything Radius related will migrate just fine. The one major thing that ISE won't support is TACACS+ but that is also coming in a future release. For more info check this doc:
    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/ise/1-2/migration_guide/ise_migration_guide/ise_mig_overview.html\
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  • Difference between ACS and ISE

    What is the big difference between the ACS and the ISE? We just purchased an ACS server to start locking down ports on our switches and use the Radius functions to better secure our wireless environment. It has been ordered but not yet arrived. I had a discussion with management today about preventing the IPads / IPhones / Smartphones / etc. of the world from accessing the network. If the user knows the credentials for getting their laptop onto the network then they can use these same credentials to get their IPad on the network. How do we detect and prevent is the current question.
    In discussing with others the ISE comes up. The questions now become what is the big difference between this and the ACS. Do they work together or independently since they both seem to have "radius on steroids". Can I configure the ACS to do the same functions? I figure this will have to be something on a MAC address level anyway. Oh and one other thing. My wireless infrastructure is not Cisco.
    Off to continue the research path ....
    Brent

    To put it simply I usually say ACS = RADIUS, ISE = NAC.
    ISE will do RADIUS functions as well as NAC functions. Eventually you'll probably see ACS go away and be simply replaced by ISE.
    ISE will do posturizing and profiling of a device to see if it truly meets requirements to be on a certain VLAN. For your example if you were to my credentials on my own smart device I would have access. ISE could profile this device to see if it truly is a corporate owned device or not. If it wasn't ISE can switch the network that the device connects to, say a guest network.
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    I wouldn't rely on any type of MAC address authentication as I can easily spoof that.

  • ACS vs ISE

    Hi experts,
    I'm looking into a network access control solution, and I have the following questions:
    1- My understanding is that ACS assigns unauthorized assets to a guest vlan/zone, but what happens next if access to resources (such as internet) requires authentication? In other words, does an ACS-only solution imply manual guest access provisioning, as opposed to automatic provisioning with an overlay NAC Guest server?
    2- Captive portal vs. Webauth: My understanding is that ACS alone does not provide a captive portal for guests. It only provides a webauth feature that is mainly a fallback authentication mechanism for employees/managed assets, not guests/unmanaged assets. Is this correct?
    3- Finally, the Trustsec v2.00 document (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Security/TrustSec_2.0/trustsec_2.0_dig.pdf) mentions “Cisco TrustSec 2.0 adds support for Wireless user access. With Cisco TrustSec 2.0, Cisco ISE provides the same authentication methods regardless of user access methods, which could be from wired line or Wi-Fi connection”. Does this mean that ACS has limitations to support wireless connections?
    Thank you,
    -Mohamad.

    1. Wrong understanding. ACS does what you tell it to do. It can assign a guest vlan to unknown assets or assign whatever else you like.
    What do you mean with an internet access requiring authentication ? If you think about a guest portal, i.e. a web page asking to enter credentials, then ACS doesn't do that, so you have to couple ACS with a Guest Server. That's a bit of a pity because the Guest Server is not a product that will evolve. ISE just do everything in 1.
    2. ACS is not a captive portal correct. When you say "it provides a webauth feature that is fallback", it's wrong. ACS doesn't provide anything like that. The switches implement web authentication (or the wireless controllers) and ACS can authenticate the people using that, but ACS is just a radius server saying "yes/no" and giving privileges.
    3.ACS has no limitations to support wireless in particular. What the paper says is that ISE provides a captive portal that will be the same for wired or wireless users.
    Remember that with ACS, you need to use the captive portal of the switch and WLC or a nac guest server. So not unified.

  • Cisco ACS to ISE Migration Tool

    HI all.
    I'm gtrying to migrate in our LAB ACS 5.3 to ISE 1.2 using the migration tool and i take this error:
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    log4j:WARN No such property [encoding] in com.cisco.acs.positron.migration.utils.Log4jTextAreaAppender.
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    Exception in thread "main" org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException: Failed to read candidate component class: file [D:\migTool\bin\com\cisco\acs\positron\migra
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            at com.cisco.acs.positron.migration.MigrationApplicationDriver.main(MigrationApplicationDriver.java:61)
    Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 3145
            at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.readClass(Unknown Source)
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            at org.springframework.asm.ClassReader.accept(Unknown Source)
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            at org.springframework.core.type.classreading.SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.getMetadataReader(SimpleMetadataReaderFactory.java:76)
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            at org.springframework.core.type.filter.AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter.match(AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter.java:76)
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    Migration Tool Installation Guidelines:
    http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/ise/1-1/migration_guide/ise_migration_guide/ise_mig_install.pdf

  • ISE and ACS?

    Is there any reason why we would need an ACS and ISE, as my understanding is the ISE alone would be sufficient?
    We are looking to deploy a wireless network supporting a mixture of corperate device and BYOD.
    Corperate users would be required to be Authenticated via AD which I believe the ISE can support.
    Other users would be Authenticated via the ISE portal.
    Kind Regards
    Stewart 

    Keep in mind that ISE doesn't do TACACS+, so you can't use it for standard management access and command authorization of Cisco devices as with ACS.

  • ISE versus ACS

    Dear Folks,
    I would like to know, what box would be perfect for wireless authentication. ACS or ISE ?
    If i am not wrong , Isnt ISE = ACS + NAC + NAC Guest Server .
    Regards,
    SID

    For wireless authentication yes this is fine, for other services then ISE is what you need, and it is slated to have support for TACACS as well.
    One more feature of ISE is that you can purchase base and advanced licenses in order to adjust the cost based on your deployment, if you need more features then all you do is purchase the license and configure those services.
    You are right but you left off a few other products:
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  • Cisco ISE 1.3 MAB authentication.. switch drop packet

    Hello All,
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  • Set tunnel type = GRE in ISE v1.2?

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  • Cisco ISE log configuration commands enetered on routers

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