Network Policy Server
Network Policy and Access Services (NPAS)[1] is a component of Windows Server 2008. It replaces the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) from Windows Server 2003. NPAS helps you safeguard the health and security of a network. The NPAS server role includes Network Policy Server (NPS), Health Registration Authority (HRA), and Host Credential Authorization Protocol (HCAP). In Windows Server 2003, IAS is the Microsoft implementation of a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server. In Windows Server operating systems later than Windows Server 2003, IAS is renamed to NPS.
Overview
NPAS is a role service in Windows Server 2008 which can function as:
- RADIUS server
- RADIUS proxy
- Network Access Protection policy server
Features
NPSEE enables the use of a heterogeneous set of wireless, switch, remote access, or VPN[2] equipment. One can use NPS with the Routing and Remote Access service, which is available in Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition; and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition.[3]
When a server running NPS is a member of an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain, NPS uses the directory service as its user account database and is part of a single sign-on solution. The same set of credentials is used for network access control (authenticating and authorizing access to a network) and to log on to an AD DS domain.[4]
References
- ^ https://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc754521.aspx
- ^ "NordVPN Review: Best All Purpose VPN". Anonymistic. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771347.aspx
- ^ https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771347.aspx
External links
- NPS on Microsoft TechNet
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