Cisco DefensePro 20-4 SSL DDoS Software License

Encrypted traffic should not become a blind spot. Cisco DefensePro 20-4 SSL, DDoS Software License is built for environments that need to account for SSL traffic as part of a broader DDoS defense strategy. It gives security teams a licensing path for enabling protection capabilities tied to encrypted traffic handling, helping maintain visibility and response readiness when attacks target services over SSL. For infrastructure teams, the value is operational clarity. Rather than treating encrypted sessions as a separate problem, this license supports a security posture where DDoS mitigation can be planned alongside the realities of modern application traffic. That matters in enterprise networks where customer portals, APIs, and transactional systems depend on encrypted connections and cannot tolerate gaps in protection. Cisco’s DefensePro line is associated with active mitigation workflows, and this software license fits organizations standardizing on that platform. It is a practical choice when procurement needs a defined entitlement rather than a broad, loosely scoped package. The result is a cleaner path to deploying the right protection capabilities for SSL-heavy environments without adding unnecessary complexity.