Deploying a Windows Server 2012 Network Policy Server
The Windows Server 2012 role service that handles NAP is the Network Policy Server role. Installing this role on a server effectively makes it an SHV and an Enforcement Server. The specific role added to the Server Role Wizard is called the Network Policy and Access Services role, and includes the following components:
• Host Credential Authorization Protocol (HCAP)—An industry-standard protocol that is used when integrating Microsoft NAP with the Cisco Network Access Control Server. This allows the Windows NPS role to examine Cisco 802.1X access client health.
• Health Registration Authority (HRA)—A server that distributes health certificates to clients that pass health policy checks. The ...
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