Intelligent Security and User Equipment Correlation with IP Addresses
Learn how to configure Intelligent Security to correlate user equipment with IP
addresses.
In a mobile network, identity information such as:
- the Subscriber ID, such as the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)
or 5G Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI)
- the Equipment ID, such as the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) or
Permanent Equipment Identifier (PEI) for User Equipment (UE) and mobile devices
are critical for deploying and establishing a Zero Trust Security policy in 5G and
4G/LTE mobile networks. Intelligent Security helps correlate user equipment information
with IP addresses to enforce Security policy. It does this by mapping the subscriber ID
and equipment ID to the IP address associated with traffic from the UE This helps to
ensure consistent Security policy enforcement in your mobile network.
If you're planning to deploy Intelligent Security (also known as UEIP Correlation), the
following platforms support this capability:
When you enable Intelligent Security, it obtains the UE-to-IP-address mappings and adds
them to a database on the firewall. The firewall queries the database for the correlated
mobile user information to enforce Security policy. To obtain the mappings, select one
of the following supported protocols.
Deploying Intelligent Security helps enforce a more adaptive Security policy for your
mobile network by associating user equipment (UE) with IP addresses. This allows your
Security policy to evolve as your network and number of users grows without requiring
manual updates when the IP address of UE changes.
