30、Windows Server 2008 Network Access Protection: An In - Depth Guide

Windows Server 2008 Network Access Protection: An In - Depth Guide

1. Introduction to Network Access Protection

In the digital age, viruses and malware pose significant threats to networks. While desktop software defenses like antivirus and antispyware are effective, the best approach is to prevent these threats from accessing the network in the first place. Windows Server 2008 introduced Network Access Protection (NAP), a technology that examines computers against an administrator - set baseline. If a machine fails to meet the baseline, it can be quarantined from the healthy systems until fixed.

NAP’s predecessor, Network Access Quarantine Control (NAQC), debuted in Windows Server 2003. It was a more limited form of quarantine protection, mainly focus