Cisco 300-715 SISE case studies
Cisco 300-715 SISE · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Cisco 300-715 SISE exam is the concentration exam that, combined with a valid CCNP core exam such as ENCOR, leads to the CCNP Security certification. It focuses on implementing and configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine: identity stores and certificate-based authentication, policy sets and authorization results, profiling, web authentication and guest portals, TrustSec segmentation, and the deployment, integration, and troubleshooting work that ties these together. The exam suits network and security engineers who already have routing, switching, and security fundamentals and now need hands-on ISE skills for wired, wireless, VPN, and device-administration use cases. It is not an entry-level exam; expect scenario questions where you must choose the right node, policy layer, or authentication protocol rather than just recall a menu name. The Cisco 300-715 SISE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,685 words.
1EMEA Forest Trust and Machine-to-User Authentication on ISE
Northwind Components runs Cisco ISE 3.1 with one PAN, one MnT, and two PSNs. The primary AD forest is corp.northwind.local; a two-way forest trust connects it to emea.northwind.local.
787 words, about 4 min2Profiling Medical Devices and CoA on Profile Change
Valley Regional Hospital has 2,400 endpoints across three PSNs. Profiling uses DHCP, CDP/LLDP, HTTP, and NMAP probes.
875 words, about 4 min3Guest CWA Portal Behind a Load Balancer
Summit Conference Center hosts 600 attendees per day on a guest SSID. Cisco ISE 3.1 guest services use a self-registration CWA portal with sponsor approval; sponsors receive email approval links, and guests receive SMS credentials.
678 words, about 3 min4TrustSec SXP Gap and TACACS+ Command Authorization
Contoso Retail has Catalyst 9300 access switches, an ASA 5525-X, and Cisco ISE 3.1. TrustSec uses inline tagging on the Catalyst switches; the ASA relies on SXP from two switches.
697 words, about 3 min5Post-Change Replication, Certificates, and pxGrid Staleness
A university runs ISE 3.1 with a PAN, MnT, and two PSNs; a planned upgrade to 3.3 is underway. pxGrid integrates with Firepower Management Center for endpoint context.
648 words, about 3 min