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Trusted Computing Group (TCG) to Showcase Multi-Vendor Network Access Control Scenarios at Upcoming Interop Las Vegas 2007

Posted on: Monday, 7 May 2007, 15:01 CDT

Networking industry companies with products supporting the Trusted Network Connect (TNC) specifications from the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) will demonstrate a number of interoperable network security implementations for endpoint integrity and network access control at Interop Las Vegas 2007, May 22-24, 2007.

Steve Hanna, distinguished engineer, Juniper Networks and co-chair of the TCG TNC work group, will address Interop attendees at the show's NAC Day on Monday, May 21, 8:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. Topics including various NAC architectures and NAC deployment will be addressed during this educational session, moderated by Joel Snyder of Opus One. For an agenda and more information, go to http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/education/nac-day.php.

Enterasys, Extreme Networks, Fujitsu, Juniper, FHH (open source implementation), Microsoft, Nortel, ProCurve Networking by HP, Q1 Labs, Patchlink, Symantec, Trapeze Networks and Wave Systems will participate in demonstrations in TCG's Interop Booth #211 in the show's Security Zone on Tuesday, May 22 through Thursday, May 24. Show hours are 10 a.m. -- 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. -- 3 p.m.

Most of these companies, with the addition of libtnc, will show TNC in action in the show's Interop Labs network access control initiative. In this area, testing engineers independently will evaluate and test NAC frameworks, including TNC. The Labs will focus on an introduction to NAC, NAC infrastructure, problems related to devices, and problems related to users. Interop Labs is located on the show floor and includes educational sessions. More information is at http://www.interop.com/lasvegas/exhibition/interoplabs/nac.php.

TNC is an open, non-proprietary architecture and set of specifications, available free of charge to any interested party, to enable the application and enforcement of security requirements for endpoints connecting to the corporate network. The TNC architecture helps IT organizations enforce corporate configuration requirements and to prevent and detect malware outbreaks, as well as the resulting security breaches and downtime in multi-vendor networks. More information on TNC is at https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.

About TCG

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. TCG specifications are designed to enable more secure computing environments without compromising functional integrity with the primary goal of helping users to protect their information assets from compromise due to external software attack and physical theft. More information and the organization's specifications are available at www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.

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Source: Business Wire

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