Cisco Identity Based Networking Services (IBNS) is an integrated
solution combining several Cisco products that offer authentication, access
control, and user policies to secure network connectivity and resources
.
Features and Benefits
The Cisco IBNS solution provides the
following benefits:
- Intelligent adaptability for offering greater flexibility and mobility to
users – Creating user or group profiles with policies that define trust
relationships between users and network resources allows organizations to
easily authenticate, authorize, and account for all users of wired or wireless
networks.
- A combination of authentication, access control, and user policies to
secure network connectivity and resources – Because policies are associated
with users and not physical ports, users obtain more mobility and freedom, and
network administration is simplified. Greater scalability and ease of
management is achieved through policy enforcement and dynamic provisioning.
- User productivity gains and reduced operating costs – Providing security
and greater flexibility for wired or wireless network access provides
enterprises with the capability to have cross-functional or new project teams
form more quickly, enables secure access for trusted partners and vendors, and
facilitates secure conference-room connectivity. Enabling flexibility with
secure network access through centralized policy-based administration decreases
the time, complexity, and effort associated with port security techniques at
the Media Access Control level.