Network access control intent-based policy configuration

    公开(公告)号:US12192241B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US17937208

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Abstract: Techniques are described for configuration and application of intent-based network access control (NAC) policies for authentication and authorization of multi-tenant, network access server (NAS) devices to access enterprise networks of organizations. A network management system configures intent-based NAC policies for an organization. A cloud-based NAC system may apply an appropriate intent-based NAC policy in response to an authentication request from a NAS device. The NAC system identifies a vendor of the NAS device, matches incoming attributes in the authentication request to a set of normalized match rules of the intent-based NAC policy, and translates a set of abstracted policy results corresponding to the set of normalized match rules into a vendor-specific set of return attributes based on the vendor of the NAS device. The NAC system sends the vendor-specific set of return attributes to the NAS device to enable the NAS device to access the enterprise network of the organization.

    NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL INTENT-BASED POLICY CONFIGURATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230403305A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US17937208

    申请日:2022-09-30

    CPC classification number: H04L63/20 H04L41/22 H04L63/104 H04L63/0876

    Abstract: Techniques are described for configuration and application of intent-based network access control (NAC) policies for authentication and authorization of multi-tenant, network access server (NAS) devices to access enterprise networks of organizations. A network management system configures intent-based NAC policies for an organization. A cloud-based NAC system may apply an appropriate intent-based NAC policy in response to an authentication request from a NAS device. The NAC system identifies a vendor of the NAS device, matches incoming attributes in the authentication request to a set of normalized match rules of the intent-based NAC policy, and translates a set of abstracted policy results corresponding to the set of normalized match rules into a vendor-specific set of return attributes based on the vendor of the NAS device. The NAC system sends the vendor-specific set of return attributes to the NAS device to enable the NAS device to access the enterprise network of the organization.

    DISTRIBUTED LINK FAILURE RESILIENT LOW LATENCY NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL WITH AUTHENTICATION OFFLOAD

    公开(公告)号:US20250056322A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18395023

    申请日:2023-12-22

    Abstract: A network access server (NAS) device on a wireless network at a site is described, the NAS device comprising memory including a policy cache having entries for one or more client devices where each entry includes a last policy action previously identified by a network access control (NAC) system for the respective client device. The NAS device further comprising processing circuitry configured to, upon receipt of an access request for the wireless network from a client device, authenticate the client device. The processing circuitry is configured to, after authentication of the client device, determine whether the client device is included in the policy cache. The processing circuitry is configured to, based on the client device being included in the policy cache, authorize the client device to access the wireless network in accordance with the last policy action for the client device.

    CLOSED-LOOP NETWORK PROVISIONING BASED ON NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL FINGERPRINTING

    公开(公告)号:US20230291735A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-14

    申请号:US17809730

    申请日:2022-06-29

    CPC classification number: H04L63/0876 H04L63/101

    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing network provisioning by a network management system (NMS) based on fingerprint information determined by a network access control (NAC) system. An example method includes receiving, by the NAC system, a network access request for a client device to access an enterprise network; obtaining, by the NAC system, fingerprint information of the client device associated with the network access request, wherein the fingerprinting information comprises information specifying one or more attributes associated with the client device; authenticating, by the NAC system, the client device to access the enterprise network; sending, by the NAC system and to the NMS, the fingerprint information of the client device; and provisioning, by the NMS, one or more network resources associated with the client device based on the fingerprint information of the client device.

    NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL INTENT-BASED POLICY CONFIGURATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250141932A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-01

    申请号:US19003918

    申请日:2024-12-27

    Abstract: Techniques are described for configuration and application of intent-based network access control (NAC) policies for authentication and authorization of multi-tenant, network access server (NAS) devices to access enterprise networks of organizations. A network management system configures intent-based NAC policies for an organization. A cloud-based NAC system may apply an appropriate intent-based NAC policy in response to an authentication request from a NAS device. The NAC system identifies a vendor of the NAS device, matches incoming attributes in the authentication request to a set of normalized match rules of the intent-based NAC policy, and translates a set of abstracted policy results corresponding to the set of normalized match rules into a vendor-specific set of return attributes based on the vendor of the NAS device. The NAC system sends the vendor-specific set of return attributes to the NAS device to enable the NAS device to access the enterprise network of the organization.

    NETWORK ACCESS ANOMALY DETECTION AND MITIGATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240179168A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18551981

    申请日:2022-06-29

    CPC classification number: H04L63/1425 H04L63/0876

    Abstract: Techniques are described for network access anomaly detection and mitigation that improves network security for wired and/or wireless devices. An example method includes receiving a network access request for a client device to access a network; obtaining fingerprinting information of the client device; determining whether the client device is a new client device requesting access to the network; in response to determining that the client device is not a new client device requesting access to the network, determining whether the fingerprinting information of the client device has an anomaly to previously obtained fingerprinting information of an authorized client device; and executing, in response to determining that the fingerprinting information of the client device has an anomaly to previously obtained fingerprinting information of the authorized client device, an access policy to manage access to the network by the client device associated with the network access request.

    CLOSED-LOOP NETWORK PROVISIONING BASED ON NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL FINGERPRINTING

    公开(公告)号:US20250047675A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18927424

    申请日:2024-10-25

    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing network provisioning by a network management system (NMS) based on fingerprint information determined by a network access control (NAC) system. An example method includes receiving, by the NAC system, a network access request for a client device to access an enterprise network; obtaining, by the NAC system, fingerprint information of the client device associated with the network access request, wherein the fingerprinting information comprises information specifying one or more attributes associated with the client device; authenticating, by the NAC system, the client device to access the enterprise network; sending, by the NAC system and to the NMS, the fingerprint information of the client device; and provisioning, by the NMS, one or more network resources associated with the client device based on the fingerprint information of the client device.

    Closed-loop network provisioning based on network access control fingerprinting

    公开(公告)号:US12166758B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US17809730

    申请日:2022-06-29

    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing network provisioning by a network management system (NMS) based on fingerprint information determined by a network access control (NAC) system. An example method includes receiving, by the NAC system, a network access request for a client device to access an enterprise network; obtaining, by the NAC system, fingerprint information of the client device associated with the network access request, wherein the fingerprinting information comprises information specifying one or more attributes associated with the client device; authenticating, by the NAC system, the client device to access the enterprise network; sending, by the NAC system and to the NMS, the fingerprint information of the client device; and provisioning, by the NMS, one or more network resources associated with the client device based on the fingerprint information of the client device.

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