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Archive for the ‘NAC & 802.1X’ Category

May
20/09
Redefining NAC: The Series
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 06:46
Written by jj
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

An Introduction to the Redefining NAC Series

One of the great things about this industry is the opportunity it affords us to regularly interact with colleagues and peers to share ideas, learn and bounce ideas around. Recently I’ve been engaged in several of these types of conversations regarding NAC and where the market and technology is headed. (more…)

Mar
03/09
Request to Readers – Quick NAC Survey
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 06:46
Written by jj
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

I have a little request to all my blog readers. Hey, I don’t ask for much, but here’s a little favour I’d like to ask of you, since you’re most likely interested or involved in network security, NAC or 802.1X technologies.

My good friend, colleague, managing editor and lab director Mike Fratto has posted questions for the Information Week 2009 NAC Survey. I’d like to ask all of you involved in, evaluating, implementing or thinking about NAC to take a few moments and complete the survey (link is at the bottom) by Thursday, March 5th. (more…)

Feb
09/09
Merging NAC & NAP at Infosec World
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 06:47
Written by jj
Monday, February 9th, 2009

The first major conference I’ll be speaking at in 2009 is the Infosec World 2009, put on by Misti and surrounded by a host of additional summits, trainings and workshops. (more…)

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Oct
22/08
Securing Multiple Device Auth on 802.1X
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 06:47
Written by jj
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Part II of the Clearing Up 802.1X Series
Securing Multiple Device Authentication on 802.1X

VLANs and Multiple Device Authentication
I always say the road to insecurity is paved with good intentions, and implementations of 802.1X are some of the best examples. I find folks tend to be so excited if-and-when they get 802.1X working, that they don’t bother to put it through the ringer and see what’s actually happening on the switch once it’s working. (more…)

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Oct
22/08
The Real Scoop on Multiple Device Auth with 802.1X
Last Updated on Saturday, 28 January 2012 06:47
Written by jj
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Part I of the Clearing Up 802.1X Series
Multiple Device Authentication and Mixed Authentication

Pure vs Applied 802.1X
There are a couple of issues mentioned in Mike’s and Richard’s posts  that I’d like to address with the current 802.1X standard (802.1X-2004) as it relates to multiple device authentication. (more…)

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