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TNC Implementers Demo Interoperability

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Apr 09, 2009 -- Fifteen companies and organizations participated in testing a growing number of implementations of the Trusted Computing Group's Trusted Network Connect (TNC) specifications for network security and network access control.
Enterasys Networks, Fujitsu Limited, Great Bay Software, Infoblox, Juniper Networks, Lumeta, Trapeze Networks and several others participated in the group's fourth annual interoperability event, hosted by the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). First-time attendees included Great Bay and Lumeta, while Enterasys, Juniper, and Trapeze Networks tested products for at least their third year.

Microsoft's implementation of NAP (Network Access Protection) in Windows XP SP 3 software was demonstrated as working interoperably at the event as well.

The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) hosts the interoperability session to enable member companies using the TNC specifications to test implementations with TNC-based products from other vendors. The session serves as validation of interoperability in addition to providing discussion and sharing of best practices and experiences with the specifications.

Five open-source projects - FreeRADIUS, libtnc, OpenSEA, TNC@FHH, and wpa_supplicant - also tested software this year, demonstrating an increasing amount of support and product choice of operating systems and platforms.

Participants tested hardware and software supporting the TNC specifications in a simulated enterprise environment, using more than a dozen test cases that model common enterprise usage of TNC specification-based systems.

TNC is an open, non-proprietary architecture and set of specifications, available free of charge to any interested party, that enables the application and enforcement of security requirements for endpoints connecting to the corporate network.

TCG is an industry standards body formed to develop, define, and promote open standards for trusted computing and security technologies, including hardware building blocks and software interfaces, across multiple platforms, peripherals, and devices.