ESET Plugin for Cisco NAC Beta

Cisco NAC (Network Admission Control) is a technology that works in concert with Cisco network devices to ensure a clean and secure network environment. The NAC system enforces security policies by enabling or blocking access to critical network resources based on the detected client security status.

An endpoint running an antivirus program with outdated virus signature database can pose a serious security risk to the entire network. The antivirus program may fail to detect the most recent malware threats in the network, resulting in an infection and further spread of the new threat throughout the network.

Cisco NAC interoperates with endpoints protected by ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security 4. With the ESET Plugin for Cisco NAC, earlier versions of ESET NOD32 Antivirus (2.7 and 3.0) and ESET Smart Security can also ensure interoperability. ESET Plugin for Cisco NAC will enable ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security to respond with security status, including version information of the virus signature database on an endpoint, before the Cisco NAC server grants that endpoint admission to the company network. This helps ensure a high level of security within the company network.

Latest News

June 25, 2009
The first release candidate of ESET Plugin for Cisco NAC is now available.

General Questions

Q1: Which of ESET's program is the ESET Plugin for Cisco NAC available for?
A1: The plugin can be used with Business Editions of ESET's products, such as ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Smart Security and ESET Remote Administrator.

Q2: Whom can I contact if I have additional questions about the plugin?
A2: As this is pre-release software, assistance from ESET's technical support department is not yet available. For technical assistance or to provide feedback on the plugin please send email to betasupport@eset.sk.

Changelog

June 25, 2009
• Initial release.

Client-Side Requirements

• Processor Architecture: Intel Pentium (x86) or compatible for 32-bit
  AMD64 (x86-64) or compatible for 64-bit
• Processor Speed: 300MHz or faster
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Home Server (preliminary)
• Memory: approximately 40MB
• Disk-Space (Download): approximately 30MB
• Disk-Space (Installation): approximately 40MB

Server-Side Requirements

• Cisco router, or Cisco switch supporting Cisco NAC
• Cisco NAC device configured for Cisco NAC

Software:

• On client computers, Cisco CTA (Cisco Trust Agent) must be installed (Cisco TrustAgent—Windows—Supplicant—2.0.0.30 and higher)
• ESET Smart Security 4.0 or ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.0 installed on client computers
• ACS 4.1 or 4.0 installed on NAC server
• Correctly configured ACS (users, groups, rights, policy, control rules)
• PVS for client validation (can be configured directly in NAC)

Server must contain:

• Microsoft IIS 5.1 or higher with. NET framework 2.0 or higher, or Apache server 2.2 or higher with PHP 5 installed
• Internet connection for downloading referential update files
• ESET Smart Security 4.0 (optional)

Optional

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