Remember SASE
Full name: Secure Access Service Edge
Memory aid: Secure Access moves Services to the Edge.
SASE is an architecture category, not a single protocol.
Study area: Network architecture & switching · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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SASE — Secure Access Service Edge
Combines networking and security capabilities in an edge-delivered architecture.
Why learn SASE — Secure Access Service Edge?
Combines networking and security capabilities in an edge-delivered architecture.
Where it came from
SASE is an architecture category, not a single protocol.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Secure Access moves Services to the Edge.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SASE: Secure Access Service Edge.
- Recall this memory aid: Secure Access moves Services to the Edge.
- Explain the practical use: Combines networking and security capabilities in an edge-delivered architecture.
- Explain this distinction: SASE is an architecture category, not a single protocol.
- Identify SASE in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards (www.ieee802.org)
- IETF Internet standards (www.rfc-editor.org)