Re: is NAC dead?

["Albert R. Campa" <abcampa () gmail com>]

I get the standardization problem(Such as agent vs agentless,  or inline vs
out of line, etc.), but with all the NAC vendors, if my requirments are
specific, I can weed out all except for the specific ones that meet.

Thanks for all the info. time to do some reading.

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Albert R. Campa


On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Jack Daniel <jackadaniel () gmail com> wrote:

> Ugh, "journalists" with agendas.  I wouldn't accept Joel's conclusions on
> much of anything without running them through your own reality filters.
> (Anyone else's, either, including mine.  But especially his).
>
> NAC/NAP were (and still are) poorly defined, therefore hard to specify;
> they were/are generally complicated and hard to implement.  Many (most?) are
> trivial to bypass.
>
> All that said, it can be useful for managing/cleaning a network.  If you
> want to really lock down and protect a secure and clean network, it probably
> won't make you happy.  If you are trying to get a handle on the typical
> network mess and improve management/visibility, NAC might be pretty good if
> you can justify the expense.
>
> I would suggest taking a look at Bradford and Napera (based on
> recommendations of people I trust, not personal experience).  I've been
> playing with the NetClarity NACwall appliance (also sold under the BlackBox
> name), I like it- but they are friends of mine so YMMV.
>
> Jack
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Albert R. Campa <abcampa () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > Anyone still looking into NAC or actually using a NAC type solution? I am
> > looking at hardware or agentless NAC, but came across this article and
> > havent heard much about it.
> >
> >
> > http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2010/052410-network-access-control-test.html
>
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