MEF 3.0 Certifications for SASE Services

Delivering confidence to the enterprise using SASE & cybersecurity services.

Certifying Cybersecurity Services

Enterprises individually face the third largest economy of the world after those of the US and China—the cybercrime economy that is growing 15% each year. It was a $3 trillion industry in 2015 and will grow to a $10.5 trillion industry by 2025. The cybercrime economy already costs the real and productive global economy a trillion dollars in damages annually.

Enterprises also face a bewildering range of cybersecurity 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, modular MEF 3.0 SASE 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.

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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 certification.

MEF’s approach to certification of cybersecurity service providers is modular.

Under the unifying umbrella of SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), service providers can certify their service’s effectiveness in the following scorecard categories:

  • WAN impairments.
  • Scale performance.
  • Classification verification.
  • Threat protection.
  • TLS/SSL functionality.
  • Zero trust network access.
  • Conformance to MEF standards.

Based on the score achieved, the certifying company achieves a badge displayed on the MEF website.

The current SASE certification program enables technology vendors to test and confirm they have the necessary, validated SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and SSE components to enable high-performance SASE services. Meanwhile, service providers can show they are using the certified SD-WAN, Zero Trust, and SSE components for their SASE services through inheriting the certifications of their vendors.

MEF SASE Certification Workflow for Service Providers​

  1. Service Provider engages with MEF and completes MEF SASE Certification Questionnaire.
  2. Service Provider contracts with MEF.
  3. MEF validates the Technology Provider certifications.
  4. MEF publishes certification on the MEF Services Certification Registry.

For more details about the SASE Certification process, see the MEF SASE Certification Specification Sheet for Service Providers.

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.

Cybersecurity Certification advantages:

  • Validated performance excellence.
  • Competitive differentiation.

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