We are very happy with RINGS here at the University of Kansas, and continue to develop the application. Two developments of note are the Java-based Security Analyzer and the support for ISC DHCP.

Re: Open source players show a knack for NAC.

The Security Analyzer is the "Java agent" mentioned in the article. It checks for A/V, firewall rules, patches and a variety of other things. It is portable, and we are going to use it as a check for our wireless and VPN deployments, too. A Java applet version will be available on Sourceforge in late May. It supports Windows, Mac OS and most Linux distributions. It has an XML-based response file that is customizable to look for specific settings or files.

Support for ISC DHCP is nearing completion. We hope to roll it out on campus around May 1, thus making it easier for others to also adopt RINGS.

If RINGS is of interest to you, please look for it at www.sourceforge.org/projects/rings.

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Travis J. Berkley
University of Kansas