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Network Access Control

nounid 3344·updated May 9, 2026
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A feature provided by some firewalls that allows access based on a user’s credentials and the results of health checks performed on the telework client device.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control92%rule-basedr:entity.control.safeguard.v1

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
NAC
plural
Network Access Controls
possessive
Network Access Control's
pluralpossessive
Network Access Controls'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A feature provided by some firewalls that allows access based on a user’s credentials and the results of health checks performed on the telework client device.
NIST SP 800-411 senseview framework →
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A feature provided by some firewalls that allows access based on a user’s credentials and the results of health checks performed on the telework client device.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A feature provided by some firewalls that allows access based on a user’s credentials and the results of health checks performed on the telework client device.
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