Enterasys Sentinel Trusted Access Gateway High End Appliance

Enterasys Sentinel Trusted Access Gateway High End Appliance ... access-control solution that performs authentication, vulnerability assessment and assisted remediation of end systems to proactively prevent security threats from getting on the network.

Enterasys Sentinel enables full user mobility by protecting against unauthorized users, viruses and other security threats on the network through the implementation of agent-less end-system assessment. This solution complements the existing agent-based assessment solution offered by Enterasys, which is ideal for environments where vulnerability assessment software agents can be readily deployed on end systems.

When a user or device first attempts to connect to the network, credentials are passed to an authentication (RADIUS) server by the Trusted Access Gateway. During the end-system's authentication, it is scanned using vulnerability and operating system patch assessment tools. A scan reveals potential vulnerabilities of an end system, a key measure of security risk on the network, determining if the device is in compliance with the network security policy.