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Terms
Become familiar with the following terms related to Policy Server for Cisco NAC:
TABLE 10-47. Terms related to Policy Server for Cisco NAC
TERM DEFINITION
Security posture
The presence and currency of antivirus software on a client.
In this implementation, security posture refers to whether or
not the OfficeScan client program exists on client computers,
the status of certain OfficeScan client settings, and whether or
not the Virus Scan Engine and Virus Pattern are up-to-date.
Posture token Created by the Policy Server after OfficeScan client validation.
It includes information that tells the OfficeScan client to
perform a set of specified actions, such as enabling Real-time
Scan or updating antivirus components.
Client validation
Policy Server
rule
Policy Server
policy
The process of evaluating client security posture and returning
the posture token to the client
Guidelines containing configurable criteria the Policy Server
uses to measure OfficeScan client security posture. A rule
also contains actions for the client and the Policy Server to
carry out if the security posture information matches the criteria
(see Policy Server Policies and Rules on page 10-10 for
detailed information).
A set of rules against which the Policy Server measures the
security posture of OfficeScan clients. Policies also contain
actions that clients and the Policy Server carry out if the criteria
in the rules associated with the policy do not match the
security posture (see Policy Server Policies and Rules on page
10-10 for detailed information).