TrustSec - Trusted Security Architecture For Networks from Cisco

Cisco on Thursday introduced a new software architecture that combines identity and role-based security, which is intended to be implemented across enterprise networks. The most important feature of TrustSec is the security measures it assigns based on the roles and identities of users.

Network administrators can manage policies consistently across the network because TrustSec contains a central policy engine that combines different authentication procedures. Both Cisco and Intel have agreed to support the IEEE 802.1AE standard, which enables the network to intelligently prioritize data based on business processes. TrustSec can be deployed enterprise-wide and utilized to authenticate users, assign roles, and enforce policies on networks comprised of Cisco's switches, routers, and Unified Wireless Network controllers.