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Which vendors actually inspect traffic on iOS & Android?

Every SASE vendor claims mobile support. But TLS inspection on mobile is harder than desktop — iOS cert pinning, Android CA trust restrictions, QUIC bypass, and MDM dependencies create real gaps. We tested 10 specific scenarios.

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YESSupported
PARTIALLimited
NONot supported
TBDResearch pending

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Agent with TLS inspection on iOS?

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Agent with TLS inspection on Android?

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Works without MDM (unmanaged devices)?

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System-level CA on Android via work profile?

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Inspects native app traffic on iOS?

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Inspects native app traffic on Android?

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Handles cert-pinned apps (ChatGPT, banking)?

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Blocks or inspects QUIC on mobile?

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Always-on VPN enforcement on mobile?

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Per-app inspection exceptions?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which SASE vendor is best for tls inspection on mobile?
Based on 10 checks across 8 vendors, Zscaler leads with 6 of 10 researched capabilities fully supported (YES). Netskope scored lowest with 1 YES answers. Results are based on publicly available documentation. Always verify with the vendor before purchasing.
Does the vendor have a mobile agent/VPN app for iOS that performs TLS traffic inspection?
Cato Networks, Check Point, Cloudflare, Fortinet, Zscaler fully support this. Cisco, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks offer partial support. Without an iOS agent that does TLS inspection, all downstream security (DLP, CASB) is impossible on iPhones and iPads
Does the vendor have a mobile agent/VPN app for Android that performs TLS traffic inspection?
Cato Networks, Check Point, Cloudflare, Zscaler fully support this. Cisco, Fortinet, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks offer partial support. Same as iOS — the agent is the prerequisite for all inline security on Android
Can TLS inspection work on mobile devices that are not MDM-managed? Or does full inspection require a managed device?
Cato Networks, Check Point, Cisco, Cloudflare, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler offer partial support. Netskope does not support this. Many organizations have a mix of managed and unmanaged mobile devices. If TLS inspection requires MDM, coverage has gaps
Can the vendor install its root CA at the system level via Android Enterprise work profile, so apps targeting API 24+ trust it?
Cato Networks, Check Point, Cisco, Cloudflare, Fortinet, Zscaler offer partial support. Netskope, Palo Alto Networks do not support this. Android 7+ apps ignore user-installed CAs. Without system-level CA (via work profile), most native apps bypass TLS inspection
Does TLS inspection cover native iOS apps (ChatGPT, Slack, Teams), not just Safari/browser traffic?
Zscaler fully supports this. Cato Networks, Check Point, Cisco, Cloudflare, Fortinet, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks offer partial support. If only browser traffic is inspected, data shared via native apps is invisible to DLP
How is the TLS Inspection on Mobile comparison tested?
We test 10 specific scenarios across Cato Networks, Check Point, Cisco, Cloudflare, Fortinet, Netskope, Palo Alto Networks, Versa Networks, Zscaler. All answers are sourced from publicly available vendor documentation, knowledge base articles, and verified user reports. YES means confirmed working with documentation, PARTIAL means it works with significant limitations, NO means confirmed not supported.

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All answers are sourced from publicly available vendor documentation, knowledge base articles, press releases, and verified user reports. We do not rely on vendor marketing claims.

YES means the feature is confirmed working with documentation. PARTIAL means it works with significant caveats or limitations. NO means it is confirmed not supported. TBD means research is still in progress.

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