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Trusted Network Connect
The Trusted Network Connect (TNC) Work Group has defined and released an open architecture and a growing set of standards for endpoint integrity. The TNC architecture enables network operators to enforce policies regarding endpoint integrity at or after network connection. The standards ensure multi-vendor interoperability across a wide variety of endpoints, network technologies, and policies.
April 26, 2010 - Trusted Computing Group Announces First Certified Products for Trusted Network Connect Security Standards. IT buyers looking for products to ensure endpoint integrity and network security now can find the first certified products supporting the widely implemented Trusted Network Connect specifications from the Trusted Computing Group.
April 27, 2010 - Trusted Computing Group Demonstrates Unifed Security Based On Trusted Network Connect Network Security Standards at Interop Las Vegas. Trusted Computing Group (TCG) members Infoblox, Juniper Networks, Lumeta, OpenSEA Alliance and HP Networking showcased network security around the enterprise in a series of demonstrations, "TNC Everywhere: Unified Security", at Interop Las Vegas 2010 in booth # 1163.
TNC IF-MAP Binding for SOAP Specification
The Trusted Network Connect Working Group (TNC-WG) has defined an open solution architecture that enables network operators to enforce policies regarding the security state of endpoints in order to determine whether to grant access to a requested network infrastructure. Part of the TNC architecture is IF MAP, a standard interface between the Metadata Access Point and other elements of the TNC architecture. This document defines and specifies IF MAP.
TNC IF-M: TLV Binding Specification
The Trusted Network Connect Work Group (TNC-WG) has defined an open solution architecture that enables network operators to enforce policies regarding the security state of endpoints in order to determine whether to grant access to a requested network infrastructure.
Federated TNC Version 1.0, Revision 26
Federated TNC standardizes the expression of endpoint posture information, and the methods of its communication between security domains, using the OASIS Security Assertion Mark-up Language (SAML).
Federated Trusted Network Connect (TNC) FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions for Federated TNC Version 1.0 Specification.
TNC Architecture for Interoperability Specification
The TNC architecture focuses on interoperability of network access control solutions and on the use of trusted computing as the basis for enhancing security of those solutions. Integrity measurements are used as evidence of the security posture of the endpoint so access control solutions can evaluate the endpoint's suitability for being given access to the network.
TNC Clientless Endpoint Support Profile Version 1.0, Revision 13
The TNC Clientless Endpoint Support Profile addresses the devices that regularly attach to a network but lack a TNC client. Examples include printers, VoIP handsets and HVAC systems. These devices, which are increasingly common in the enterprise, creates a management headache when deploying authentication across the network.
TNC IF-T Binding to TLS Version 1.0, Revision 16
IF-T is the “transport” layer protocol that is responsible for carrying the TNC’s protocol messages over the network. Because it’s the lowest TNC protocol layer, it needs to be able to operate over different network technologies so that TNC can perform assessments on different kinds of networks.
The TNC IF-TNCCS Version 1.2 specification defines the IF-TNCCS protocol, which is used to communicate integrity measurements between a TNC Client and a TNC Server. Architects, designers, developers, and technologists interested in the development, deployment, and interoperation of trusted systems will find this document necessary in providing a specific mechanism for communicating integrity information.
Trusted Network Connect (TNC) Clientless Endpoint Security Profile FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions for Trusted Network Connect (TNC) Clientless Endpoint Security Profile
Trusted Network Connect Specifications In Public Review
The following specifications have been posted for Public Review, including that of the IETF Network Endpoint Assessment (NEA) working group. These specifications are IF-TNCCS 2.0 (InterFace for TNC Client-Server interactions), IF-M 1.0 (InterFace for Messaging), and IF-M Security with CMS 1.0 (InterFace for Messaging Security with Cryptographic Message Syntax).