Securing NPS

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Securing NPS

Network Policy Server (NPS) assists you with network security by providing strong authentication methods that allow you to authenticate and authorize users and computers. You can use Network Access Protection (NAP) to verify, monitor, and remediate client computer configurations.

In addition to these features, the following topics provide additional information about how to secure NPS.

• Network Access Quarantine Control

• NPS and Firewalls

• Secure RADIUS Traffic with IPsec

• Security Information for NPS

• Shared Secrets for NPS and RADIUS Clients

• Using the Message Authenticator Attribute