Turns out the band Coldplay are big fans of the NAP Blog. Wow, we are flattered! Check out their "reaction shot" to the latest posts: Just kidding. :-> Jeff Sigman [MSFT] NAP Release Manager Jeff.Sigman@online.microsoft.com * http://blogs...

I’m here to tell you our icon has no connection with “ The Lord of the Rings ”. :-> We have received Vista Beta 2 feedback that the icon is confusing and isn’t consistent with the rest of the Windows Security Center, etc. We are throwing around...

Well, we haven’t just been sitting around recovering from the Beta 2 push, that’s for sure. We jumped right in to Vista RC1 work. You only get a couple of hour’s breath, once a major milestone releases, to collect yourself before starting in on the next...

Network Access Protection has quite a few moving parts and setting it up the first time can be a little daunting. To help everyone give it a try and make that first attempt as smooth as possible there are three step-by-step guides that can help. These...

We visit many customers and partners around the world. One thing we hear consistently is “NAP client enforcement MUST BE SUPPORTED on XP”. Which OS’es would block / hinder your NAP deployments if they weren’t supported? Any nice-to-have’s (non-blocking...

The Network Access Protection Client for Windows XP is the same “platform” as the one shipping in Windows VISTA. However, some of the ways it differentiates itself from XP are: It is built-in to the product (out-of-the-box) An administration...

The NAP API documentation has been updated on MSDN. Here’s a list of changes for the beta 2 docs: There are two new topics describing the NAP constants, entitled INapEnforcementClientConnection Constants and NAP Type Constants . The description...

A couple weeks ago I wrote and told you about how 802.1x based Network Access Protection (NAP) works. This week I wanted to follow-up and tell you about Secure Wireless based on the same technologies that make NAP work. What does secure wireless...

In my last post I committed to coming back and giving you a more information on the many enforcement options available with Network Access Protection (VPN, DHCP, IPSEC, 802.1x). With that in mind I thought I would start with 802.1x based Network...

Can you feel the Beta 2 excitement here? Enjoy ! :-> Jeff Sigman [MSFT] NAP Release Manager Jeff.Sigman@online.microsoft.com * http://blogs.technet.com/nap * Remove the "online" to actually email me. ** This posting is provided "AS IS" with no...

I am sure some of you have seen a recent announcement of System Center Operations Manager 2007. One of the major features in this new version is the ability monitor clients. We are building a MOM client management pack for NAP. Using a NAP client management...

This is my 1st post to the NAP Blog, I am the Lead Program Manager for Layer 2 Authentication and Authorization (think EAP, RADIUS, and portions of NAP!); over the next couple weeks I hope to post more about the various enforcement options available in...

Q: What is Network Access Protection Client for Windows XP? A: Network Access Protection Client for Windows XP is just what it sounds like, it is the NAP client that Microsoft will release for Windows XP. Q: What operating systems will be supported...

I presented SCCM NAP integration during Bob Muglia’s keynote at MMS2006 and wanted to share the video with you all. After opening the link skip forward to 42:20 to jump right into the demo. All I can say is NAP is really going to ROCK! By the...

Yes, our client-side NAP platform will be available on XP. In fact, my non-Vista laptop is running it right now. :-> I can't discuss release dates and such, but know that it is coming (and already working). Jeff Sigman [MSFT] NAP Release...

This is the first in a series of posts to address common questions about NAP. If you have a topic you would like to see addressed, feel free to post it to the comments section. We’ll collect these in the product team and do our best to answer them. ...

We have a NAP-enabled network running here at Microsoft. I came in this morning and started checking my mail and was quarantined. Me! :-> We put a lot of effort into the diagnosabilty of NAP in Beta 2. I took a screenshot of the pop-up I received...

I can vividly remember the first day of the Blaster virus. I was sitting in my office working on some code, when all of the sudden LSASS.exe crashes and my machine states it must reboot in 30 seconds. I power cycled the box and started poking around,...

Welcome to the first entry in the Network Access Protection (NAP) blog. Wow, this is like writing my first "C" application (HelloWorld.exe). It is important to start out with the intended purpose of this blog: 1.) Connect Microsoft customers...