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Deep Dive into Cisco's Use of QUIC, MASQUE and OS Native Capabilities to Deliver Frictionless Zero Trust Access - BRKSEC-3027#

Cisco Live US 2025 (San Diego) digest Program Core pick San Diego · 8–12 June 2025

Abstract

Vinny Parla (Cisco)

  • Why: Shows where identity and transport converge: MASQUE/QUIC-based access proxied through OS-native clients from Apple, Google, and Samsung, with WebAuthn and passkeys in the loop — a credible picture of how frictionless ZTNA gets to Wi-Fi-level ubiquity.
  • What: How industry-standard protocols (MASQUE, QUIC, WebAuthn, passkeys, private 5G) can deliver Zero Trust Access with minimal user/admin friction; how native OS clients from Apple and Samsung and the Cisco Zero Trust Access module in Cisco Secure Client leverage MASQUE and QUIC for a seamless experience (from abstract only).
  • How: MASQUE-style proxying over QUIC tunnels integrated with OS-native network clients and passkey-based user identity.
  • Where applicable: Enterprise and consumer device access; heavily ecosystem-dependent (collaboration with Apple, Google, Samsung), so the OS-client pieces are platform-specific while the protocol layer is standard.