Network Access Protection (NAP)
Latest news from the Network Access Protection (NAP) team at Microsoft.
Released : Windows SDK for Windows 7
Hi The RTM release of SDK samples for Windows 7 is now available for download. The samples can be...
Date: 08/24/2009
“NAP on the Internet” article by The Cable Guy published
The Cable Guy article in the June 2009 issue of TechNet Magazine online, titled “NAP on the...
Date: 06/07/2009
Updated NAP SDK samples released
Hi Windows 7 SDK RC has been released to the public. The web setup format can be accessed at...
Date: 05/13/2009
See NAP at TechEd 2009
Hey NAP Fans! If you are attending TechEd 2009 in Los Angeles this week, be sure to stop by the NAP...
Date: 05/11/2009
New blog for the Windows Server User Assistance Networking writing team
There is a new blog being published by the Windows Server User Assistance Networking (WSUAN) writing...
Date: 04/07/2009
SHV Multi-Config in Windows Server 2008 R2
In Windows Server 2008, a system health validator (SHV) installed on the NPS server can be...
Date: 04/01/2009
TechNet online chat for NAP and NPS is this Thursday, March 26th at 1:00 PM PST!
Heads up NAP and NPS fans! This Thursday continues our series of online chats on Technet. Here is...
Date: 03/24/2009
Example of using the new NPS templates feature in Windows Server 2008 R2
In a previous NAP blog entry, we described the new NPS templates feature in Windows Server 2008 R2....
Date: 02/26/2009
NPS templates in Windows Server 2008 R2
NPS templates, the flagship feature of NPS in Windows Server 2008 R2, provides a huge reduction in...
Date: 02/17/2009
Changes to the NAP user experience in Windows 7
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are now available as public betas. In Windows 7, the NAP client...
Date: 02/09/2009
Network Access Protection Design Guide wins big at Society of Technical Communication (STC) awards!
Greg Lindsay (writer) and Allyson Adley (editor) won the Online Best of Show award for the NAP...
Date: 02/04/2009
TechNet online chat for NAP and NPS is today (Jan 29) at 1:00 PM PST!
Heads up NAP fans! Today is our first in a series of online chats on Technet! Here is the...
Date: 01/29/2009
What other networking experts have written about NAP
Greg Lindsay, our NAP product documentation writer, and I are not the only ones writing about NAP....
Date: 01/28/2009
HP ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem (ONE) launches with Microsoft as a key member
The Hewlett-Packard (HP) ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem (ONE) is a new partner alliance program for...
Date: 01/27/2009
TechNet online chat for NAP and NPS is rescheduled for Thursday, Jan 29 at 1:00 PM PST
Hey NAP fans! Our first in a series of online chats on Technet has been rescheduled for Thursday,...
Date: 01/23/2009
Today's (Jan 22) TechNet online chat for NAP and NPS to be rescheduled
Oops! Sorry for the inconvenience, but the TechNet online chat for NAP and NPS scheduled for today...
Date: 01/22/2009
TechNet online chat for NAP and NPS is today (Jan 22) at 1:00 PM PST!
Heads up NAP fans! Today is our first in a series of online chats on Technet! Here is the...
Date: 01/21/2009
NPS enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2
As you are already aware, the beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available to the public...
Date: 01/19/2009
Tool for migrating IAS configuration settings to NPS is now available!
Configuration settings for the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) in Windows Server 2003 are...
Date: 01/15/2009
Schedule of TechNet chats for NAP and NPS
Greetings fellow NAPologists! To get a better pulse on how things are going in the wild, the NAP...
Date: 01/13/2009
Avenda Announces $1 eAgent Introductory Pricing – From now until after the RSA Conference 2009
Here is a follow-up guest posting from our NAP Partner Avenda Systems. Due to the interest in our...
Date: 01/09/2009
Five Ways to Draw More Value from Microsoft NAP Deployments
Here is a guest posting from our NAP Partner Avenda Systems. When the founders of Avenda Systems...
Date: 01/06/2009
What is NAP traffic?
Here is a question posed by a member of the NAP community: · What new traffic will there be on the...
Date: 01/05/2009
The no enforcement design for NAP
Although NAP can be used to enforce restricted access for noncompliant NAP clients and...
Date: 12/22/2008
Network Access Protection Troubleshooting Guide is live!
Hey citizens of New NAP City! The Network Access Protection Troubleshooting Guide, authored by our...
Date: 12/22/2008
Resources for using certificates with NPS and NAP
An interesting but also somewhat complicated element of deploying a network access method with or...
Date: 12/19/2008
NAP clients for Linux and Macintosh are available
NAP Clients for Linux and Macintosh are available from Avenda and UNETsystem, Inc. Avenda The Avenda...
Date: 12/16/2008
How to install Cisco's EAP-FAST method, from the EAP product team
The Extensible Authentication Protocol-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (EAP-FAST) EAP...
Date: 12/12/2008
Network Access Protection Deployment Guide is live!
Greetings NAP fans! The Network Access Protection Deployment Guide, authored by our very own...
Date: 12/03/2008
NAP in Microsoft Learning Certification courseware
In a previous NAP blog entry, I listed NAP training solutions from Microsoft. Here is a list of...
Date: 11/21/2008
"Nortel and Microsoft Discuss Network Access Control" Webcast now available
Greetings practitioners of NAPinetics! The "Nortel and Microsoft Discuss Network Access Control"...
Date: 11/20/2008
"How Microsoft does IT: Managing Network Access Protection" TechNet WebCast now available
The "How Microsoft does IT: Managing Network Access Protection" TechNet WebCast, recorded on...
Date: 11/14/2008
"Nortel and Microsoft Present Secure Network Access 2.0" Webcast on Tuesday
Greetings NAP fans! I will be teaming up with Nortel to present "Nortel and Microsoft Present Secure...
Date: 11/14/2008
"How Windows Update Client and NAP Client View Important Updates" post
In a previous blog entry, I talked about the very cool blog written by the Microsoft Enterprise...
Date: 11/12/2008
“How Microsoft does IT: Managing Network Access Protection” TechNet WebCast on Tuesday
Heads up, NAP-meisters! On Tuesday, November 11, at 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada), our very...
Date: 11/06/2008
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Released
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an integrated platform with tools and...
Date: 11/05/2008
Network Policy Server (NPS) Technical Reference published!
Greetings NAP and NPS fans! The Network Policy Server Technical Reference, authored by Senior...
Date: 11/03/2008
Forrester Wave diagram from Forrester report on the NAC marketplace published
Hey NAPolytes! On September 23, I posted an entry on a new Forrester report on Network Access...
Date: 10/31/2008
“Introduction to Network Access Protection” white paper Webcast updated
Hey NAP fans! Back in 2006, I had the idea of creating “white paper Webcasts,” or Webcast versions...
Date: 10/29/2008
Standing room only for the NAP and Unified Secure Access presentation at McAfee’s Focus 08
On Tuesday, Dan Wolff, George Younan, and I delivered the “Microsoft and McAfee: Implementing...
Date: 10/23/2008
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Released
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an integrated platform with tools and...
Date: 10/16/2008
Network Access Protection Design Guide is live!
Hey NAP friends! The Network Access Protection Design Guide, authored by our very own technical...
Date: 10/09/2008
Network Access Protection Design Guide to be published on Thursday!
Hey NAP fans! Great news from the documentation front: The Network Access Protection Design Guide...
Date: 10/07/2008
Windows Security Health Agent (WSHA) and Windows Security Health Validator (WSHV) - Update
We have had several questions lately about the WSHA/WSHV so we figured it was time to provide an...
Date: 10/06/2008
Detailed Ball State University case study published!
https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000002748 This detailed case study...
Date: 10/01/2008
System Health Agents (SHAs) and System Health Validators (SHVs) that are available from NAP partners
In my previous blog post, System Health Agents (SHAs) that are available from Microsoft, I described...
Date: 09/30/2008
Selecting PEAP-TLS and other PEAP methods in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 support the Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol...
Date: 09/29/2008
My review of Information Week’s “Rolling Review: Microsoft NAP”
Greetings, keepers of the NAP flame! On August 2, Information Week published an article titled...
Date: 09/26/2008
Spotlight on NAP Partners: Napera Networks
This is the first in a series of NAP blog entries to shine a light on the efforts of our NAP...
Date: 09/23/2008
Microsoft leads the pack in Forrester WAVE report on network access control technologies
Hey NAP fans! The Network Access Protection (NAP) product team is proud to announce the publication...
Date: 09/23/2008