Addendum to the ProCurve Access Control Security Design Guide

Microsoft NAP

Microsoft NAP

As mentioned earlier, the ProCurve Access Control Solution 2.1 integrates with the Network Access Protection (NAP) platform architecture, which is included with Windows Server 2008. The client component—the NAP agent— is included in Windows Vista and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).

This section provides a brief overview of the NAP components and then helps you understand the issues you should consider when selecting an endpoint integrity solution.

NAP Components

Figure A-3shows the basic components of NAP architecture. Components that are marked with a Windows logo must be run on top of Windows Server 2008.

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