MEF 3.0 Certifications for Zero Trust Technologies

Delivering confidence to the enterprise using Zero Trust solutions.

Certifying Zero Trust Technologies

MEF Zero Trust certification is part of the new MEF 3.0 SASE certification program.

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MEF 3.0 Zero Trust Certification

MEF’s Zero Trust certification is based on testing a multi-node simulated enterprise network with each node having specific traffic and performance characteristics, e.g., data center, cloud, corporate office, regional office, remote office, retail outlet, etc.

The certification steps through various use cases, including:

  • Access Control
  • Zero Trust
  • Authentication
  • Policy
  • Change Control
  • Reporting Capabilities, such as logs and reports
  • Cloud Access/Application Control

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Technical Standards & SDKs:

MEF 163 Draft Release 3 Zero Trust Certification Test Cases and Requirements — 2024 May

Product Portfolio: Zero Trust, Zero Trust Certification

A Zero Trust Framework (ZTF), defined in MEF 118, is a cybersecurity architecture where users or clients (end users, applications, and other nonhuman Users, Devices, and Applications that request information from resources) are authenticated, authorized, and continuously validated before being granted access to, maintaining access to, or performing operations on applications.

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MEF 118 Zero Trust Framework for MEF Services — 2022 Oct

Product Portfolio: SASE, Zero Trust, Zero Trust Certification

This standard defines a framework and requirements addressing Identity and Authentication of the different Actors plus Policy-Based Access Control providing enforcement at Policy End Points.

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What Can I Achieve with MEF 3.0 Zero Trust Certification?

MEF 3.0 Zero Trust certifications for technologies enables technology suppliers to establish a standards-compliant presence within a federation of automated networks.

Zero Trust Certification advantages:

  • Validated performance excellence.
  • Competitive differentiation.

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Achieve MEF 3.0 SASE Certification

MEF 3.0 SASE certification empowers organizations of all sizes to confidently select the best SASE technologies or managed services that meet industry standards and undergo continuous validation with an evolving test methodology that keeps up-to-date with the latest security threats. Find more information in the MEF 3.0 SASE Certification FAQ on the MEF Members’ Wiki.


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