topic NAC Framework vs. Port Based Authentication in Network Access Control https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/nac-framework-vs-port-based-authentication/m-p/1728828#M5194 <P>Hi everyone!</P><P></P><P>What's the difference between the NAC Framework and Port based authentication? As far as I gather, the NAC framework is basically port-based authentication using ACS as a RADIUS authentication server, plus using it (ACS) as an authorization server defining what networks you have access to.</P><P></P><P>Am I on the right track? Are there any other differences between them?</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:26:11 GMT Xavier Lloyd 2020-02-21T18:26:11Z NAC Framework vs. Port Based Authentication https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/nac-framework-vs-port-based-authentication/m-p/1728828#M5194 <P>Hi everyone!</P><P></P><P>What's the difference between the NAC Framework and Port based authentication? As far as I gather, the NAC framework is basically port-based authentication using ACS as a RADIUS authentication server, plus using it (ACS) as an authorization server defining what networks you have access to.</P><P></P><P>Am I on the right track? Are there any other differences between them?</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:26:11 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/nac-framework-vs-port-based-authentication/m-p/1728828#M5194 Xavier Lloyd 2020-02-21T18:26:11Z Re: NAC Framework vs. Port Based Authentication https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/nac-framework-vs-port-based-authentication/m-p/1728829#M5195 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Also, is it possible to configure port based authentication using the local switch database instead of a radius server?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:19:48 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/nac-framework-vs-port-based-authentication/m-p/1728829#M5195 Xavier Lloyd 2011-04-27T21:19:48Z