Network Access Protection (NAP)

Latest news from the Network Access Protection (NAP) team at Microsoft.

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Management Packs for NAP

Hello NAP fans! If you are using Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, you can download and install the...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/19/2008

General NAP policy design considerations

Greetings, citizens of NAPville! Here is some information to take into account when designing your...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/16/2008

Network policy design when using multiple system health validators

Here is a section from the upcoming Network Access Protection Design Guide on how to design network...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/12/2008

New case study for Blue Ridge Networks published

Salutations, fellow NAP fans! Check out this new case study for Blue Ridge Networks that was...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/08/2008

What is the NAP client doing?

Greetings, Guardians of NAPness! Here is an interesting question about NAP client behavior that was...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/05/2008

System Health Agents (SHAs) that are available from Microsoft

Greetings, fellow disciples of NAP! Here is a summary of the different system health agents (SHAs)...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 09/03/2008

NAP Training Solutions from Microsoft

Greetings NAP fans! Back from vacation and thought I would share this with you... What are the...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/29/2008

WinCAT blog post on NAP and 802.1X Enforcement

Check out the Windows Server Customer Advisory Team (WinCAT) post Network Access Protection Using...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/25/2008

Great blog post on NAP from Blue Ridge Networks

Hey NAP fans! Check out this blog post from Blue Ridge Networks: Data Leak Prevention and Network...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/15/2008

The "RADIUS client is NAP-capable" check box

When you create a new RADIUS client or modify the settings of an existing RADIUS client from the...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/15/2008

Blog for the Microsoft Enterprise Networking Support Team

Greetings NAP fans! I just found out about this and had to share it with the NAP community. The...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/11/2008

Taking over the NAP Blog for Jeff

Greetings NAP fans! As Jeff Sigman described in his last NAP blog post, I have taken over his role...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/06/2008

Until I NAP again...

Wow. What a ride. When I started the NAP Blog back in May 2006 I never thought how much fun it would...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/05/2008

The “Networking and NAP” book is included in the “Windows Server 2008 Resource Kit”

Greetings NAP fans! Guest NAP team blogger Joe Davies here with a somewhat self-serving blog entry....

Author: Joe Davies Date: 08/01/2008

Combining NAP enforcement methods

Which NAP enforcement methods provided with Windows can you use together? Here is a section from the...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/31/2008

Whatever happens off-enterprise may not stay off-enterprise!

Here is a guest post from Eirik Iverson of Blue Ridge Networks. Thanks Eirik! Whatever happens...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/30/2008

Updates to health certificate information in the "Windows Server 2008 Networking and Network Access Protection (NAP)" book

Hello NAP fans! Joe Davies here, also known as The Cable Guy for TechNet, reporting on some updates...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 07/29/2008

NPS/NAP Logging - BSU.EDU style!

Hey NAP fans, I’m Alex Chalmers from Ball State University with a guest post about NPS logging. If...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 07/08/2008

NAP and the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1

The latest version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (aka MAP) was released today...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/30/2008

NAP Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide Now Available!

Would you like help selecting the best NAP enforcement method to accomplish your goals? Well, you’re...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/27/2008

NAP 802.1X Configuration Walkthrough – Part 3

This is a continuation from Part 1 and Part 2. Step 3 – NAP Clients, it’s just too easy NAP can be...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/22/2008

NAP 802.1X Configuration Walkthrough – Part 2

NAP 802.1X Configuration Walkthrough – Part 2 This is a continuation from Part 1. Step 2 – Windows...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/20/2008

NAP 802.1X Configuration Walkthrough – Part 1

I just got back from TechEd 2008 North America (Orlando) where I presented two “breakout” sessions...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/19/2008

NAP HRA Auto-Detection ADMX Template

Hey NAP’ers, Rhys Ziemer coming to you from deep within the concrete jungles of Washington DC. I’ve...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/17/2008

NAP rocks Developers Week @ TechEd 2008 Orlando!

Hey NAP bloggers; Jun Wang and Howard Lee here from the NAP engineering team! We just got back from...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/17/2008

NAP @ TechEd Podcast

NAP - with Jeff Sigman and Others Jeff Sigman – MicrosoftChris Boscolo - Napera Networks, Inc.Alex...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/11/2008

Day 2, NAP’ing TechEd

My NAP overview session went very well yesterday. All the demos went off perfect, and I thought...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/11/2008

NAP’ing TechEd Orlando 2008!

I wanted to post a quick note before I head to bed (got to get over the Orange County Convention...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 06/09/2008

NAP has a new face

No, not a picture of my head, as cool as that would be! :-> We finally have our own website (in...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/16/2008

Auto-Provision your NAP clients with DNS!

Well hello. I’m Gavin Carius, an Architect in Microsoft Australia. Jeff has been “inviting” me for...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/15/2008

Launch date for the FCS + NAP Solution Accelerator Kit Revealed

In case you have been asleep on the keyboard, Microsoft is releasing a NAP integration kit for...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/13/2008

How ‘bout some NAP perspective from the field

Hello NAP Bloggers! My name is Mark Foust, a Windows Server Networking Technical Specialist working...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/13/2008

NAP Showcases Microsoft Interoperability

I’d like to welcome a new guest blogger to the NAP Blog – Chris Edson. Chris is a senior engineer on...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/07/2008

The Cable Guy Troubleshooting NAP Enforcement

The Cable Guy, Mr. Joseph Davies, wrote a great article in the April issue of TechNet magazine -...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/06/2008

FCS + NAP Update

The fine folks over at the Solution Accelerators team are making GREAT progress on the Forefront...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/06/2008

ProCurve Networking by HP Strengthens Network Security Through Integration with Microsoft NAP Technology

A great NAP Partner of ours, ProCurve Networking, recently announced even greater support of NAP in...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/06/2008

The World on {NAP}

In case you haven’t noticed, {NAP} is being deployed across the globe! It is an exciting time with...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 05/05/2008

NAP FAQ: Logging baby, logging

A colleague of mine pointed out an AMAZING blog post on the Windows Server Customer Advisory Team...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 04/26/2008

NAP Partner Brief from Foundry Networks

Recently, I was able to get my hands on a product from Foundry Networks while building out my NAP...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 04/24/2008

NAP FAQ: Enforcing Security Updates (out-of-the-box)

Hey! My name is Mike Burk. I am a Program Manager on the Windows Security team. My team is...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/24/2008

Video: Server 2008 {NAP} Launch

I suddenly realized this morning I never posted anything about my trip in February down to Los...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 04/24/2008

TechNet Radio Interview: Extend Network Access Protection Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

While I was down in San Francisco for RSA a couple weeks ago a buddy of mine, Jeff Wettlaufer,...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 04/22/2008

XP NAP Client RTMs!!!

It’s official! The NAP Client for XP, which is included in Windows XP Service Pack 3, has officially...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 04/21/2008

Gotchas, FAQs, Best Practices, and Tips for Implementing NAP in Configuration Manager (SCCM + NAP)

My previous guest post walked you through what was happening in the background with Configuration...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/21/2008

The Low Down on Configuration Manager NAP Remediation (SCCM + NAP)

I’m Carol Bailey, Senior Technical Writer for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (formally SMS...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 04/21/2008

NAP Partners @ RSA

A couple of people emailed me today and asked that I highlight the NAP Partners who were in the...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 04/15/2008

Video: NAP World Tour @ RSA 2008 San Francisco

I just got back from San Francisco where I was speaking to anyone who would listen about how NAP is...

Author: JeffSigman Date: 04/15/2008

Go ahead, be a {hero}

If you can believe it, I have been working on “Longhorn” for five years - pouring my blood, sweat...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 02/23/2008

Exclusive Video! NAP + Forefront Client Security (FCS)

I recorded a video earlier today because of how excited I was to show off the latest development in...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 02/22/2008

NAP Heroes

Here is a really cool video which is going to play at the launch of Windows Server 2008 next week in...

Author: Joe Davies Date: 02/22/2008

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