ISE and PxGrid

Version 1 used XMPP.

Version 2 uses HTTPS-only REST.

PxGrid is used with Catalyst Center.

Terms

pxGrid — Platform Exchange Grid

Controller

• Discovery
• Authentication
• Authorization

Provider

• Returns query results
• Publishes

Pubsub

• Provides pxGrid Services

Subscriber

• Can subscribe to topics
  • Alerts
  • Context Information

References

Cisco Press - pxGrid in Depth, Sharing the Context |

Cisco Community - ISE - What we need to know about pxGrid

Cisco - Identity Services Engine Administrator Guide, Release 3.3 - pxGrid

A. Woland, V. Santuka, C. Mitchell, and J. Sanbower, Integrated Security Technologies and Solutions – Volume II: Cisco Security Solutions for Network Access Control, Segmentation, Context Sharing, Secure Connectivity and Virtualization, 1st ed. Indianapolis, IN: Cisco Press, 2019, ISBN: 978-1-58714-707-4.