MEF 3.0 Certifications for SASE Services

Delivering confidence to the enterprises using SASE solutions.

Certifying SASE Services

Enterprises today face a bewildering range of cybersecurity technology solutions that tackle different layers and areas of the cyberthreat landscape, as well as increasing demands for compliance from regulators, shareholders, and insurance companies.

In response to these major challenges for enterprises worldwide, MEF has developed and published industry standards and delivered a new certification program* underpinned by those standards. Together, these standards and certification program help service providers deliver cybersecurity services that protect their enterprise customers in the constantly evolving worlds of cybercrime and cybersecurity.

*The program is currently in beta phase and will enter general availability in 2024.

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MEF SASE Standards

MEF is publishing and continuously developing standards relating to SASE and certification, including:

These MEF standards enable all stakeholders to use the same terminology and core concepts on which to build solutions that shrink the attack surface of enterprises by minimizing vulnerabilities introduced by bespoke, proprietary approaches to cybersecurity.

MEF 3.0 SASE Certification

SASE Certification = SD-WAN Certification + SSE Certification + Zero Trust Certification

SASE Certification = SD-WAN Certification + SSE Certification + Zero Trust Certification

MEF’s SASE certification is an aggregate of the certification of the underlying components of one or more of the following:

  • SD-WAN certification
  • SSE certification
  • Zero Trust Network Access certification

What Can I Achieve with MEF 3.0 SASE Certification?

MEF 3.0 SASE certifications for services enables service providers to establish a standards-compliant presence within a federation of automated networks.

SASE Certification advantages:

  • Validated performance excellence.
  • Competitive differentiation.

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Certifications for SD-WAN Services

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Certifications for SSE Services

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Certifications for Zero Trust Services

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