Cisco DefensePro X20 SMS-1K Application Protection Subscription | DDoS — RD-APS-X20-SMS-1K

Maintain service availability when traffic spikes, attack patterns JTFft, or application-layer abuse targets your public-facing services. Cisco DefensePro X20 Lic Fixed SMS-1K provides a fixed subscription model for application protection, giving infrastructure teams a clear path to deploy and renew defense coverage without reworking the licensing structure each cycle. This subscription is designed for environments where uptime, response consistency, and budget control matter more than broad feature sprawl. It fits teams that already understand the cost of downtime and need a defined entitlement for protection rather than an open-ended licensing model. The fixed SMS-1K format helps simplify planning for security operations, procurement, and renewal management. Use it to support business-critical applications that cannot tolerate disruption from distributed attacks or abusive traffic patterns. For organizations standardizing on Cisco security infrastructure, this license aligns protection coverage with a known commercial footprint, making it easier to forecast spend and maintain continuity across the application security stack. Ideal For Protecting customer-facing web applications from attack traffic Standardizing application protection licensing across Cisco security deployments Budgeting recurring security spend for a fixed entitlement Supporting uptime requirements for business-critical online services Why This Product 1 Fixed entitlement simplifies procurement and renewal planning 2 Subscription model supports recurring budget control 3 Built for Cisco DefensePro X20 environments 4 Better fit for standardized enterprise security licensing