Acronyms
API Application Programming Interface
CAPs Connection Authorization Policies
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS Domain Name Service
FVEK Full Volume Encryption Key
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IIS Internet Information Services
LOB Applications Line of Business Applications
MMC Microsoft Management Console
NAP Network Access Protection
NAT Network Address Translation
NPS Network Policy Server
RAPs Resource Access Policies
RDP Remote Desktop Protocol
SHA System Health Agent
SHV System Health Validator
SoH Statement of Health
TPM Trusted Platform Module
TS Terminal Services
VHD Virtual Hard Disk
VM Virtual Machine
VMK Volume Master Key
VMM Virtual Machine Manager
VSC Virtualization Service Consumer
VSP Virtualization Service Provider
VSS Volume Shadow Copy Service
WAS Windows Activation Service
WinPE Windows Pre-execution Environment
WinRE Windows Recovery Environment
WMI Windows Management Instrumentation
WWW World Wide Web
XML eXtensible Markup Language
Server 2008 Feature Components
Network Access Protection
Product Scenario: Security and Policy Enforcement
Network Access Protection (NAP) is a client health policy creation, enforcement, and remediation technology.
NAP definesthe reqired configuration and update conditions for a client computer's operating system and
critical software.
© 2007 Microsoft Corporation (Authors: Martin McClean & Astrid McClean, Microsoft Australia)