Network Access Control
What is Network Access Control?
Security solutions that enforce policies to control which devices and users can access a network, based on identity, device health, and compliance status.
Terms that appear alongside network access control
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as network access control. The number is how many controls name both.
- access control 7 shared controls
- firewall 4 shared controls
- zero trust 3 shared controls
- secure access service edge 3 shared controls
- remote access 3 shared controls
- nist 2 shared controls
- authentication 2 shared controls
- zero trust network access 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern network access control
What the standards actually require on network access control
Requirements naming network access control across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Network access controls are implemented on networks to prevent the connection of unauthorised network devices and networked IT equipment.
ISM-0520 · Network access controls are implemented on networks to prevent the connection of unauthori →Control network access through segmentation, firewall policies, VPN for remote access, and network monitoring. Restrict unauthorized network connections.
ISMSP-AC-04 · Network Access Control →Control every network perimeter with security gateways, and grant cross-network system access only on the basis of a security assessment that reflects the requirements of the cloud customers concerned.
C5-COS-04 · Cross-network access →Deploy port-level access control. Port-level access control utilizes 802.1x, or similar network access control protocols, such as certificates, and may incorporate user and/or device authentication.
CIS-13.9 · Deploy Port-Level Access Control →Route remote accesses through FedRAMP-defined number of managed network access control points.
AC-17(3) · Managed Access Control Points →Route remote accesses through FedRAMP-defined number of managed network access control points.
AC-17(3) · Managed Access Control Points →Questions people ask about network access control
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