Press Release

Meetinghouse Demonstrates Endpoint Policy Enforcement Solutions in Support of Trusted Computer Group’s (TCG) Trusted Network Connect Architecture

New TNC Layer 2 specifications to verify endpoint integrity management

Networld + Interop, Las Vegas, NV – May 3, 2005 – Meetinghouse, a leading developer of standards-based secure network access software for wired and wireless networks, has added functionality to its AEGIS Client and AEGIS Server products that support the Trusted Computer Group’s Trusted Network Connect (TNC) specifications for endpoint integrity management, remediation, and quarantine services.

Meetinghouse will provide an end-to-end demonstration of the AEGIS Client and AEGIS Server software that enables the TNC architecture policy enforcement in a multi-vendor network. Meetinghouse has partnered with 3rd party vendors – Intel, HP, InfoExpress and iPass -- to demonstrate the new TCG endpoint policy enforcement functionalities. “Meetinghouse has taken the TNC architecture and implemented it within the 802.1X supplicant and server solution,” noted Dan Ratner, Meetinghouse Product Manager. “Meetinghouse is showing how the TNC standards allow enterprise customers to easily combine components from different vendors and enable endpoint integrity management, remediation, and quarantine services,” Ratner added.

The TNC architecture sits on top of traditional network access architectures, for instance the switches in a wired LAN. Client software on the endpoint—A Network Access Requester (NAR)—begins the network access attempt. 802.1x supplicants, VPN clients or Web browsers initiating SSL connections could all be NARs in a TNC environment. The Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) – usually a network infrastructure device like a switch or a wireless Access Point (AP) – is configured to require 802.1X authentication, and forwards information about the NAR and its network connection attempt to a Policy Decision Point (PDP), where a Network Access Authority (NAA) determines whether the endpoint should be admitted to the network.

According to Ratner, “Meetinghouse’s commitment to the TNC architecture is critical to organizations who want to ensure devices on their network are not only authorized, but have the necessary tools to prevent unwanted attacks against their networks.”

About Meetinghouse
Meetinghouse is the leading supplier of advanced 802.1X and EAP-based network security solutions for providing mutual authentication on wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi networks. Meetinghouse supports a wide selection of operating system platforms and authentication methods to provide enterprises with maximum flexibility forEndpoint Security and Integrity. The company markets to both enterprises and global hardware OEMs, and is at the forefront of standards-based 802.1X wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi authentication technologies. Meetinghouse’s 802.1X API and OEM Toolkits enable leading networking companies to rapidly support and deploy 802.1X, WPA, EAP, and Cisco Compatible Extensions enabled products.

Contacts: Mark Samber +1 603 430 7710