Meetinghouse Demonstrates Endpoint Policy Enforcement Solutions in Support of Trusted Computer Group's Trusted Network Connect Architecture; New TNC Layer 2 specifications to verify endpoint integrity management

Business Wire, May 3, 2005

LAS VEGAS -- Meetinghouse, a leading developer of standards-based secure network access software for wired and wireless networks, has added functionality to its AEGIS Client and AEGIS Server products that support the Trusted Computer Group's (TCG) Trusted Network Connect (TNC) specifications for endpoint integrity management, remediation, and quarantine services.

Meetinghouse will provide an end-to-end demonstration of the AEGIS Client and AEGIS Server software that enables the TNC architecture policy enforcement in a multi-vendor network. Meetinghouse has partnered with 3rd party vendors - Intel, HP, InfoExpress and iPass -- to demonstrate the new TCG endpoint policy enforcement functionalities. "Meetinghouse has taken the TNC architecture and implemented it within the 802.1X supplicant and server solution," noted Dan Ratner, Meetinghouse Product Manager. "Meetinghouse is showing how the TNC standards allow enterprise customers to easily combine components from different vendors and enable endpoint integrity management, remediation, and quarantine services," Ratner added.

The TNC architecture sits on top of traditional network access architectures, for instance the switches in a wired LAN. Client software on the endpoint--A Network Access Requester (NAR)--begins the network access attempt. 802.1x supplicants, VPN clients or Web browsers initiating SSL connections could all be NARs in a TNC environment. The Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) - usually a network infrastructure device like a switch or a wireless Access Point (AP) - is configured to require 802.1X authentication, and forwards information about the NAR and its network connection attempt to a Policy Decision Point (PDP), where a Network Access Authority (NAA) determines whether the endpoint should be admitted to the network.

According to Ratner, "Meetinghouse's commitment to the TNC architecture is critical to organizations who want to ensure devices on their network are not only authorized, but have the necessary tools to prevent unwanted attacks against their networks."

About Meetinghouse

Founded in 1988, Meetinghouse brings years of experience developing embedded protocols and advanced networking software to the Wired and Wireless LAN marketplace. Meetinghouse established a reputation for highly reliable, cost effective scalable software solutions that enhance security and support existing IT and business policies. Our products offer leading edge, proven authentication and network security methods for large-scale enterprise networks. For additional information, visit the company website at http://www.mtghouse.com or phone 1.603.430.7710.

About TCG/TNC

The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is a not-for-profit organization formed to develop, define, and promote open standards for hardware-enabled trusted computing and security technologies, including hardware building blocks and software interfaces, across multiple platforms, peripherals, and devices. The Trusted Network Connect (TNC) is an effort by the TCG to define and promote an open solution architecture that will enable network administrators to enforce security policies for endpoint host connections to their multi-vendor networks. The TNC specification assists in protecting networks from viruses, worms, denial of service attacks and host software vulnerabilities by allowing users to enforce security policies to prevent vulnerable or untrusted systems from connecting to the network. For additional information, visit the organization website at www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.