The Nortel Identity Engines portfolio integrates with customer’s current network infrastructures to provide the central policy decision needed to enforce role-based Network Access Control (NAC). This is accomplished by combining the best elements of a next-generation RADIUS/AAA server, the deep directory integration found in application identity offerings, and one of the industry's most advanced standards-based policy engines. All this is done out-of-band for maximum scalability and cost effectiveness.

The centralized policy engine sits in the data center to provide centralized authentication and authorization for wired, wireless, and VPN network devices. It is closely aligned with Nortel and third-party Ethernet switching, WLAN and VPN products as it provides centralized integrated security services for these network devices.

Coupled with the centralized policy engine is a suite of complementary products that enable 802.1X rollouts for wired and wireless networks, while unifying those policies with existing VPN rules to achieve audit and compliance goals. These products offer a holistic network identity management solution which involves all aspects of managing how users access networks. Benefits include admission control, temporary user provisioning, policy decisions and directory integration.

Notice to Identity Engines customers: Nortel has now acquired the Intellectual Property of Identity Engines. The products listed below are planned to be offered by Nortel in the second quarter of 2009.

• Identity Engines Ignition Server
  A state-of-the-art network identity management solution with a powerful policy engine to centralize, streamline and secure access across the network. The Identity Engines Ignition Server offers a new level of accuracy, with identity- and policy-based control over who accesses the network, where, when, how, and with what type of device. Easy to deploy and use, it is a powerful, scalable foundation for network access control, guest access, secure wireless, compliance, and more
• Identity Engines Ignition Posture
  Identity Engines Ignition Posture provides endpoint health and posture checking that works in the real world. Most posture checking products today are inflexible, add-on layers that are expensive to support and frustrating for network users. In contrast, this product provides policy flexibility and integration with the Identity Engines Ignition Server to ensure that it is easier to support and less frustrating for users.
• Identity Engines Ignition Guest Manager
  Because guests and visitors often have legitimate reasons to access networks, Identity Engines Ignition Guest Manager makes it easy and safe for organizations to let front-desk staff create guest user accounts. Simple delegation rules ensure front-desk personnel can give guests access to only specified network resources, and each guest account expires automatically after a designated period.
• Identity Engines Ignition Analytics
  Identity Engines Ignition Analytics is a powerful reporting application that allows organizations to perform in-depth analysis of network activity including ingress and usage. With over 25 preconfigured audit, compliance and usage reports, organizations can easily produce multiple custom reports to fulfill its specific reporting requirements.