Exploring NPS Concepts
The Network Policy Server role in Windows Server 2012 allows for the creation of enforcement policies that apply to the following types of network access:
• Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)—IPsec encryption allows for all communications, even those that would normally be unencrypted, to be highly secured through public key infrastructure (PKI)-based encryption. IPsec can be configured to be required between servers, and a system configured with the NPS role can regulate which clients are allowed as IPsec clients based on their local health.
• 802.1X authentication—802.1X is a network-based authentication method that uses PKI-based certificates to authenticate that the user who attaches to the network is who he claims ...
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