HPE Aruba Networking SSE / SASE is a cloud-delivered secure access service edge platform that provides zero trust access and edge security for users, devices and applications from anywhere. It combines ZTNA, Secure Web Gateway and Cloud Access Security Broker capabilities to help organisations secure access to SaaS, cloud and private applications with simpler policy control and better visibility.
As access expands across remote users, branches, SaaS and private applications, organisations need cloud-delivered controls that enforce policy without adding blind spots or operational friction.
HPE Aruba Networking SSE / SASE is a cloud-delivered Security Service Edge platform for securing users, devices and applications across internet, SaaS and private application environments. It supports agent-based and agentless access and is designed for teams moving from appliance-based perimeter controls to a cloud access model.
The platform uses Zero Trust Network Access to grant controlled access to private applications without broad network exposure. Secure Web Gateway and CASB policies help inspect internet and SaaS usage, while DLP and Digital Experience Monitoring add governance and visibility where access is delivered from the cloud. With EdgeConnect SD-WAN, branch traffic can be service-chained for additional inspection through IPSec tunnels.
This approach helps security and network teams align access control, web protection and application governance in one architecture. It also gives IT teams better insight into user experience when security services are delivered remotely, supporting more consistent operations across distributed environments.
If you are evaluating HPE Aruba Networking SSE / SASE, our team can help you assess where it fits and how to plan deployment across your access and network estate.
HPE Aruba Networking SSE is a cloud-delivered SASE platform that provides secure access for users, devices, and applications across internet, SaaS, and private environments through a unified security and visibility model.
Zero Trust Network Access
The platform supports agent-based and agentless ZTNA so remote, branch, and hybrid users can reach approved resources through identity and application-based access controls.
Secure Web Gateway
Its SWG capability helps protect users accessing internet and SaaS applications from anywhere by applying cloud-delivered web security controls.
Cloud Access Security Broker
The CASB function gives compliance teams policy control and visibility into cloud application use and data movement across SaaS environments.
Digital Experience Monitoring
DEM provides operational insight into user experience so IT teams can understand the impact of cloud-delivered access and security services on application performance.
Unified Policy Engine
A single policy model applies identity-based security rules across users, devices, servers, and applications to simplify consistent control in distributed environments.
Advanced DLP Protection
Advanced DLP can be included to help control sensitive data movement across cloud application access paths and support policy-driven governance.
Branch Traffic Service Chaining
EdgeConnect traffic can be service-chained to HPE Aruba Networking SSE so branch traffic can receive additional cloud security inspection without rebuilding local security stacks.
If you are aligning ZTNA, web security, and branch traffic inspection across a distributed environment, our HPE Aruba Networking experts can help map SSE to your access and control requirements.
Use HPE Aruba Networking SSE to broker controlled access to private applications for managed or unmanaged users, devices and servers without opening broad network access, applying agent-based or agentless ZTNA through a unified policy engine across internet, SaaS and private app environments. Its cloud-delivered architecture and global edge locations make it suitable for scalable Zero Trust access from anywhere.
Use HPE Aruba Networking SSE when users need secure internet and SaaS access with cloud-delivered inspection and policy enforcement, combining Secure Web Gateway, CASB and ZTNA in a single interface. The platform is designed to route users through more than 500 edge locations for consistent control, visibility and protection without relying on separate on-premises web security tools.
Use HPE Aruba Networking SSE to govern SaaS usage, protect sensitive data and reduce leakage by combining CASB with Advanced DLP and unified policy controls. This fits workflows where security teams need visibility into cloud application activity, enforcement of data handling rules and central management of user access across SaaS environments.
Use HPE Aruba Networking SSE when security and operations teams need experience monitoring alongside access control, because its DEM capability adds visibility into user and application performance across cloud-delivered access paths. This is well suited to troubleshooting access issues, validating service quality and identifying where connectivity or application experience is affecting productivity.
Use HPE Aruba Networking SSE with EdgeConnect SD-WAN when branch routing, optimisation and security need to be managed together in a unified SASE design. EdgeConnect provides tunnel bonding, multi-cloud networking, WAN optimisation and next-generation firewall features, while SSE supplies agent-based and agentless ZTNA, SWG, CASB and DLP through a shared policy model.
Use HPE Aruba Networking SSE to service-chain EdgeConnect branch traffic through IPSec tunnels for additional cloud security inspection, with Orchestrator supporting IPSec tunnel mode to the SSE tenant. This suits branch environments where traffic already handled by SD-WAN needs to be inspected by the SSE platform before reaching internet, SaaS or private resources.
HPE Aruba Networking SSE delivers ZTNA, SWG, CASB and DEM through a single cloud interface with global edge connectivity.
Supports agent-based and agentless access for managed or unmanaged users, devices and servers across internet, SaaS and private applications.
Integrates ZTNA for controlled access to private applications without exposing broad network access to remote or hybrid users.
Provides cloud-delivered secure web access, SaaS inspection and policy enforcement for users reaching online applications from anywhere.
Integrates with EdgeConnect SD-WAN to combine branch routing, tunnel bonding and SSE security in a unified SASE architecture.
Supports IPSec tunnel mode from EdgeConnect Orchestrator to send branch traffic to HPE Aruba Networking SSE for cloud security inspection.
HPE Aruba Networking SSE is licensed as a user-based SaaS subscription, with packages offered by user band, term length and billing option to match the required access population.
Foundation includes Zero Trust Network Access for private application access, while Foundation SWG adds Secure Web Gateway capability for secured internet and SaaS access.
Foundation Plus combines ZTNA and SWG in one subscription, and Advanced adds Cloud Access Security Broker and Digital Experience Monitoring for broader cloud access control and visibility.
HPE Aruba Networking SSE Advanced Plus extends the Advanced package with Advanced DLP, Cloud Firewall/FWaaS and unlimited Local Edge Connector for more complete security coverage.
HPE Aruba Networking SSE may require separate licensing for the Sandbox Package and for Cloud Managed Connector or Local Edge Connector options where connector-based private access is needed.
Our team can help assess user bands, term length, billing option, edition selection, add-on requirements and HPE Aruba Networking SASE alignment with EdgeConnect SD-WAN.
We help assess how HPE Aruba Networking SSE should support zero trust access, secure web use and cloud application protection across your users, devices and private resources, so the deployment approach matches operational and security priorities.
Our team can assist with HPE Aruba Networking SSE setup, policy configuration and access enablement so your security teams can define practical controls for user, application and web access in a structured way.
We support integration of HPE Aruba Networking SSE with EdgeConnect SD-WAN, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, SaaS applications and private application environments to align cloud-delivered access controls with your existing estate.
We can help prepare administrators and operational teams for HPE Aruba Networking SSE by agreeing access processes, handover steps and day-to-day responsibilities so the service is managed confidently after go-live.
Our team can assist with ongoing support for HPE Aruba Networking SSE, including licence alignment, subscription review, renewal planning and operational guidance to help keep the service aligned to changing requirements over time.
We help review HPE Aruba Networking SSE user-based subscriptions against current access needs, checking whether Foundation, Foundation Plus, Advanced or Advanced Plus still matches the mix of ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DEM and add-on requirements.
Our team can assess how HPE Aruba Networking SSE sits within your wider HPE estate, helping align subscription structures, user bands, term lengths and optional connectors with broader commercial visibility and platform planning.
Where relevant, we can review subscription tiers, 1/3/5-year terms and add-on packages such as sandbox or connector options to help align investment in HPE Aruba Networking SSE with growth, security priorities and budget control.
We support proactive renewal planning by reviewing changing user counts, feature usage and service needs, helping keep HPE Aruba Networking SSE aligned as your access model and security requirements evolve over time.
Long-term value depends on adoption and ongoing optimisation, and our team can help through usage review, policy alignment, capability take-up and lifecycle guidance so HPE Aruba Networking SSE continues to support secure access objectives.
The software and technologies listed here support different requirements and are often used together as part of a wider IT stack.
As an official partner to vendors including Cisco, Juniper, HPE and Fortinet, we can help confirm which software or combination provides the capabilities your team needs, while avoiding under- or over-licensing.
Speak to our team for help matching the right solution and licence level to your requirements.
