Chapter 8NAC Now and Future Proof for Tomorrow
This chapter covers the following topics:
- Policing your information highway
- Begin by laying the framework
- Value is in the NAC partners
- Examples of admission control uses
Initial Network Admission Control (NAC) Framework implementations typically involve a solution that consists of partner NAC-enabled software that works with Cisco network infrastructure to limit security threats, such as worms and viruses, by focusing on validating host credentials and enforcing compliance. One of the many features NAC Framework provides is the capability to add the identity of both the user and host computer into the NAC enforcement decision mix.
This chapter describes additional capabilities that businesses ...
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