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  • 1.  Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 04:15 AM

    Does anyone out there or from Symantec recommend what other products can be used to replace SNAC?  Customer does not want to implement SNAC as end-of-life reached with limited support.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.



  • 2.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 04:20 AM

    Moving forward, Host Integrity, a feature of Symantec Network Access Control, will be integrated into a future release of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP).

    Symantec Network Access Control (SNAC) End of Life FAQ for Customers and Partners

    Article:HOWTO95154 | Created: 2014-02-03 | Updated: 2014-04-08 | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO95154

    Edit.

    see below thread

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/replacement-network-access-control



  • 3.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 04:24 AM

    Thanks for the article - I am very much aware that it will be in the "future release" - but the customer needs to give management as what an alternative can be until HI is integrated in RU5. Is there nothing else ?? So we have to sit back and wait till the next version . Good thinking on Symantec....



  • 4.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 04:27 AM

    Integated - does this mean that incrementals will be utilized instead of using a shared folder with packages and full definition intelligent updater? How do you get OS updates individually released / downloaded and copied again monthly to 200 + servers?



  • 5.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 04:28 AM

    There is no offilcial annoucement yet,it's best bet you can contact to symantec support for any information related SNAC.



  • 6.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 05:32 AM

    are you using hardware based SNAC or Sofware based using SEP?

     



  • 7.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 06:23 AM

    Software based as there are no appliances yet...



  • 8.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??
    Best Answer

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Aug 29, 2014 07:59 AM

    Q. Does anyone out there or from Symantec recommend what other products can be used to replace SNAC? 

    --> No, there is no other Symantec products can be used to replace SNAC. Reason behind is the growth of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and the integration of access control technology into networking devices offered by most network hardware vendors have reduced the need for standalone NAC solutions. 

    Unfortunately, no Symantec Network Access Control appliances or software will be sold after the EOA date. In addition, Symantec does not sell hardware warranty extensions.

    But, Host Integrity, a feature of Symantec Network Access Control, will be integrated into a future release of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP). Customers who have SEP entitlement can continue to use the Host Integrity feature.  Those who require advanced network access control capabilities should speak to their current network device providers whose products may have already incorporated this technology.

    As Host Inegrity feature will be added into SEP request the customer to use SEP only.

     



  • 9.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 29, 2014 04:51 PM

    If the customer is just using Host Integrity then that will become part of SEP in SEP 12.1 RU5 (12.1.5), which is due out on October 6th 2014, in just over 1 month.

    As far as a full NAC solution you may want to look into Bradford Networks.  See: http://www.bradfordnetworks.com/

    If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly.

    Thanks,

    Elisha Riedlinger

    Principal Product Manager, SEP and SNAC



  • 10.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Aug 30, 2014 07:07 PM

    AWESOME NEWS HERE on the release date! Thank you Elisha!



  • 11.  RE: Possible product replacement for SNAC ??

    Posted Sep 01, 2014 07:49 PM

    Cool, so in this case there will be no more SNAC in 12.1.5