Patent ID: 8555348
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: initiating a network access request from an access requester on a platform that couples to a network, the network access request made to a policy decision point for the network; establishing a secure communication channel over a communication link between the policy decision point and a policy enforcement point; forwarding posture information to the policy decision point via the secure communication channel between the policy enforcement point and the policy decision point, the policy decision point to indicate what access the access requester can obtain to the network based on a comparison of the posture information to one or more network administrative policies; and establishing a secure communication channel over another communication link, the other communication link between the policy enforcement point and a manageability engine that forwards posture information associated with the access requester and the manageability engine, the posture information to be forwarded via the secure communication channel between the manageability engine and the policy enforcement point.