Unify Access Control With
Uncompromised Security

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, enterprise networks face unprecedented complexity and risk by way of hybrid work environments, proliferation of diverse device types like BYOD, IoT, and guest devices, and increasing cybersecurity threats. Data privacy and security regulations such as HIPAA and PCI DSS add additional layers of compliance that enterprises must navigate. In addition, adaptive HR practices like stagnant salaries and hire-and-fire and are causing hordes of disgruntled employees.

To address these challenges, medium-to-large enterprises are developing and implementing security policies to secure their networks from external and internal threats that cannot be mitigated by antivirus software and firewalls. They are also seeking more visibility into their enterprise networks while being pressured to contain security administration costs at the same time.

Enter Network Access Control from Unique Solutions. Our robust, adaptive and future-proof solution serves as the backbone of enterprise security by unifying access control with uncompromised security.

About NAC

  • Backbone of Enterprise Security
  • Follows Advanced AAA security model
  • Secures network via dual focus on users and devices
  • Provides visibility into the network
  • Complements Antivirus, Firewall, IDS/IPS, SIEM and other building blocks of enterprise security

Key Features and Functions of NAC

  • Authentication and Device Validation: Ensure only trusted devices and users access the network.
  • Endpoint Posture Checks: Verify device compliance with security policies before granting access.
  • Role-Based Network Access: Tailor permissions based on user roles for enhanced control.
  • Network Visibility: Identify compliant devices, unauthorized personal devices, and vulnerable IoT endpoints.
  • Quarantine and Auto-Remediation: Isolate infected or non-compliant devices and restore them without manual intervention.

Typical NAC Use Cases

NAC Powered by HPE Aruba ClearPass
  • Leverages an adaptive-trust approach to centrally control and enforce access policies based on roles, device attributes, and other contextual policies on any multivendor network.
Aruba ClearPass provides
  • Client visibility and profiling
  • Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
  • Dynamic Segmentation
  • Continuous monitoring
  • Robust network policies based on Zero Trust

NAC Powered by HPE Aruba ClearPass

Leverages an adaptive-trust approach to centrally control and enforce access policies based on roles, device attributes, and other contextual policies on any multivendor network.

Aruba ClearPass provides

  • Client visibility and profiling
  • Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
  • Dynamic Segmentation
  • Continuous monitoring
  • Robust network policies based on Zero Trust

Key Features of HPE Aruba ClearPass

  • Awesomely scalable
  • ClearPass is purpose-built to scale up to 1 million endpoints.
  • Unique clustering capabilities ensure the highest availability.
  • Every ClearPass application license scales across the entire cluster.
  • Built-in certificate authority
  • Eliminates the need for a costly and complicated public key infrastructure (PKI).
  • Device certificates include domain, user and device-type information for stronger security.
  • IT or users can easily remove or revoke certificates for lost or stolen devices.
  • Connect multiple Active Directory domains and identity stores
  • Manage policies for different domains due to mergers or acquisitions for consistent user mobility experience.
  • No need to duplicate Active Directory credentials across multiple environments.
  • Leverage separate authentication and authorization sources within a single policy.
  • Industry-leading guest services
  • Only guest portal that can be branded and deliver advertising aimed at any user.
  • Unprecedented scale and flexibility to support network access for hundreds of thousands of guests.
  • Self-registration and sponsor workflows eliminate the burden on IT staff and improve the guest experience.

HPE Aruba ClearPass Differentiators

  • Broad interoperability with ecosystem partners: Only ClearPass supports a heterogeneous network with non-HPE gear from Cisco, and other leading OEMs
  • Manage the unmanaged: Demonstrated capability of session-level management of unmanaged switches
  • Extensive and diverse customer successes
  • ClearPass recognized in CyberCatalyst Program
  • GigaOM NAC Radar Report - Overall Leader
  • 2023: Gartner Critical Capabilities Report
  • Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant

Leader in Gartner MQ (1/2)

HPE Aruba ClearPass placed in the coveted leadership spot in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control (NAC). Gartner cited the overall strong growth of ClearPass and a demonstrated ability to win large opportunities.

Unique Value Adds from Unique Solutions

  • Expertise
  • Culture
  • Economics
  • Track Record
Expertise
  • Proof of Concepts
  • Security protocols e.g. Enterprise-grade TACACS, RADIUS, RBAC, ZTNA, DHCP Fingerprinting, Endpoint Profiling, Device Posture Assessment
  • High Availability / Fail Safe solution at optimal cost
  • Entrusted to revive other vendors’ failed implementations
  • 20 inhouse engineers
    • All graduate engineers
    • 8–20 years experience
    • Certified in major technologies
Culture
  • Highly responsive
  • Spirit of partnership
  • Problem solving, not stonewalling, approach
  • Go out of the way to support during crisis
  • Ingrained in basic DNA of the company
  • Realized at ground-level without asking or involving top management
  • Awards and recognitions
  • Team bonding nurtured by structured team-building initiatives
Economics
  • Collaboration between HPE and Unique Solutions provides unbeatable value
  • Combines HPE’s world class NAC solution and Unique Solutions’ compelling commercials
Track Record

Given below are a few case studies

MIDSIZED BANK

  • 12,500 endpoints
  • HO, 20 Branches, all ATMs
  • 4 x ClearPass instances
  • Severe threat in ATM rooms
  • Unmanaged switches

NAC Features

  • Authentication: Employee, Guest, Contractor
  • Authorization
  • Accounting
  • Guest management
  • Session-based authorization of unmanaged endpoints
  • Cost-effective high availability solution

LARGE HOME APPLIANCES COMPANY

  • 20,000 endpoints
  • HO, 20 Branches + Factories
  • 20 x ClearPass instances

NAC Features

  • Authentication: Employee, Guest, Contractor
  • Authorization
  • Accounting

INDIAN SUBSIDIARY OF GERMAN AUTOMOBILE MAJOR

  • 7,000 endpoints
  • 5 Factories + Offices
  • 4 x ClearPass instances

NAC Features

  • Authentication: Employee, Guest, Contractor
  • Authorization
  • Accounting
  • Guest management
  • Cost-effective high availability solution

Why Unique Solutions?

  • HPE Aruba Platinum Partner
  • Strong ethos of investing in innovative technologies
  • True spirit of partnership
  • Guaranteed successful implementation
  • Success stories

Benefits

  • Fortify the enterprise against virus, malware and other causes of business downtime
  • React faster to incidents and thereby minimize downtime
  • Enhance hybrid employee experience without compromising security
  • Ease compliance with general and industry-specific regulations
  • Get a single console view of heterogeneous enterprise network comprising components from multiple OEMs
  • Cut operating costs of enforcing security policy amidst diverse user and device types
  • Optimize employee costs by leveraging flexible workforce e.g. contractor instead of fulltime employee
Reach out to Unique Solutions today to Unify Access Control With Uncompromised Security.