Its been a while since I blogged (sorry!) as we are all heads down getting RC1 out the door, but today I came across an article I thought I would share with you. It’s called “ Beyond NAC: The Internal Controls ” on Enterprise Security Today. The article...

Elliot Lewis discusses NAP possibilities on college campuses . 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...

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...

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...

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...

Check out the NAP + VPN FAQ just posted on the RRAS blog. 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...

This article touches on the fact that NAP + IPsec can be used in conjunction with a new Vista feature called AuthIP. Check it out. Jeff Sigman [MSFT] NAP Release Manager Jeff.Sigman@online.microsoft.com * http://blogs.technet.com/nap * Remove...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

As the blog gains readership, I am getting more and more daily email from people excited about NAP. I love it and I love the excitement out there for this technology. Besides emailing me, here are 3 ways to contact us: ASKNAP@online.microsoft...