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Network Access Control glossary
Terms used in Network Access Control and its documentation.
Applies to Network Access Control as it works today. Moraph updates the platform continuously, and this page is reviewed when it changes.
Terms used in Network Access Control and its documentation.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ISE | Cisco Identity Services Engine, the platform that decides what access each device gets. |
| 802.1X | The standard by which a device proves its identity with a certificate or credentials before it gets network access. |
| Profiling | Identifying a device's type from its network attributes and behavior, without an agent installed on it. |
| Restricted network | The limited network where devices that match no approved group are placed until someone decides what they are. |
| Monitoring mode | A stage where ISE identifies and reports devices without restricting them. |
| Enforcement | The stage where ISE applies access decisions and restricts devices that do not match policy. |
| Endpoint group | A set of devices of the same kind, such as infusion pumps or printers, given the same access. |
| Posture check | A check that a managed workstation has required security settings before it gets full access, where licensed. |
| Exception | A device allowed outside normal policy, recorded with owner, reason, approver and end date. |
| Emergency release path | The agreed way to release a restricted device quickly when patient care depends on it. |
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