Symantec Network Access Control Starter Edition

Symantec Network Access Control consente di selezionare il metodo di applicazione più appropriato per le varie parti della rete senza aumentare il costo o la complessità operativa. Prima di consentire il normale accesso alla rete i Symantec Enforcer verificano che un host sia conforme con le policy di sicurezza minime. Le opzioni di applicazione disponibili in Symantec Network Access Control Starter Edition sono:

• Gateway
• Self-Enforcement
• Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP)

The Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager allows administrators to:

• Set policies
• Control Symantec Network Access Control client
• View logs
• Run reports

Symantec Network Access Control offers three distinct endpoint evaluation technologies when determining endpoint compliance.

1. Persistent Agents are installed by administrators on Corporate-owned and other managed systems to determine compliance status.
2. Dissolvable Agents are placed on non-corporate devices or systems that are not currently managed by administrators. They are java-based agents are delivered on-demand and without administrative privileges to evaluate endpoint compliance posture.
3. As an alternative, remote vulnerability scanning can be used to extend the information gathering functionality to systems for systems such and Linux and Unix.