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...

I re-enabled "Allow Anonymous Users to Comment" on the NAP blog. I was talking to my wife this evening about how I don't get a lot of interaction from folks on the NAP blog and she said "that's because you have anonymous comments disabled." "Oh", I...

I don't remember when I first starting hearing about Network Access Protection (NAP) but I know it was over a year ago, because I used to mention it in passing when I talked to customers about Windows Server 2003 R2 . I think it was originally a feature...

I recorded a video earlier today because of how excited I was to show off the latest development in the world of NAP. The NAP team has worked directly with the Solutions Accelerators team as well as the Forefront team to bring you integration between NAP and Forefront Client Security (FCS) 1.0. Once released, it will be a free download through the Solutions Accelerators TechNet site....

It’s official! The NAP Client for XP, which is included in Windows XP Service Pack 3, has officially released to manufacturing today . I am over the moon. Man, it is good to have this released! In case you haven’t read my MANY posts on this topic...

I just got back from TechEd 2008 North America (Orlando) where I presented two “breakout” sessions on NAP . It went off with a bang and most people really loved the sessions / demos. I have blogged a couple times in the past that I would document exactly...

As I learned at Tech Ed 2007, Microsoft NAP still has two large misconceptions out in the world: 1. NAP is solely based on DHCP technology - 100% FALSE 2. Deploying NAP requires a complete "rip and replace" of your existing AD/Server infrastructure...

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...

This is a friendly reminder that we are hosting a NAP chat today (9/14/2006) at 2:30 P.M. Pacific time. Several of us from the engineering team will be participating as will our General Manager, Mark Ashida. It should be a great chat and a lot of fun...

I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Network Access Protection (NAP) Client for Windows XP SP2 – Beta 3 (February 12 th , 2007) to all Longhorn Server Beta customers. You may download it now from MSConnect . The previous release...

If you can believe it, I have been working on “Longhorn” for five years - pouring my blood, sweat and tears {of joy} into this product. We are LAUNCHING Windows Server 2008 this week! Go ahead, be a {hero}....

I just got back from San Francisco where I was speaking to anyone who would listen about how NAP is changing the world. :-> I wanted to share the video I put together of the trip to give you a flavor of what it was like to be there. My effort leading...

NAP 802.1X Configuration Walkthrough – Part 2 This is a continuation from Part 1 . Step 2 – Windows Server 2008 NPS, the heart of NAP I am going to take a slightly different approach than the 802.1X step-by-step guide . Feel free to follow...

This is a continuation from Part 1 and Part 2 . Step 3 – NAP Clients, it’s just too easy NAP can be configured from the command-line, the MMC (except on XP SP3) and of course Group Policy (GP). Since this is a workgroup scenario, I am going to...

I wanted to post a quick note before I head to bed (got to get over the Orange County Convention Center in the wee morning). I just arrived in Orlando this evening for the huge IT Pro TechEd event which starts tomorrow. Something on the order of 7,500...

Hey NAP fans! The Network Access Protection (NAP) product team is proud to announce the publication of a new Forrester WAVE report on Network Access Control for the third quarter of 2008, which places Microsoft’s NAP as the leader of the top four network...

Configuration settings for the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) in Windows Server 2003 are stored in .MDB files. Configuration settings for Network Policy Server (NPS) in Windows Server 2008 are stored in .XML files. If you install Windows Server...

If you’ve been reading this blog, you already know about all the great NAP developments over the past couple of years. However, unless you were at TechEd, you may not have heard about a real world customer’s experience deploying NAP. Luckily for you,...

Hello All, Brent Atkison here with the deployment team responsible for rolling out Network Access Protection (NAP) internally at Microsoft. Back in March 2007, Adam Carter provided a quick update on our internal deployment status and I wanted to follow...

Since I spend nearly 1/3 of my week answering (or ignoring :->) emails about the XP NAP Client, I thought it might be smart to give a very concise Q&A. Here goes: Questions Jeff’s (brilliant) Answers How do I get...

Microsoft Press is proud to announce the publication of the following book on January 9, 2008: Windows Server® 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP) By Joseph Davies and Tony Northrup with the Microsoft Networking Team ...

This webcast was presented yesterday (9/19) on TechNet and is now available for offline viewing . Enjoy! Jeff Sigman [MSFT] NAP Release Manager Jeff.Sigman@online.microsoft.com * http://blogs.technet.com/nap * Remove the "online" to actually email...

Hot off the presses: Today, at the Security Standard conference , Microsoft and Cisco unveiled their joint architecture for NAP and NAC interoperability. Both companies are also demonstrating working code at the conference that has NAP and NAC cooperating...

In the Vista / Longhorn Server timeframe, the included Windows System Health Agent will have the ability to restrict client network access based on the following Windows Security Center features: Firewall is enabled for all interfaces Antivirus...

Did you know that the Windows Firewall will be on by default in future Longhorn Server releases? This has impact to you, when you install the any of the Networking related server roles in your NAP deployments you will have to make sure that the ports...