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.

• Identity Engines Ignition Analytics
  The Identity Engines Ignition Analytics is a powerful reporting application that uses the Identity Engines Ignition Server to collect data in order to deliver at-a-glance reports highlighting user info, failed authentications and usage summaries.
• Identity Engines Ignition Guest Manager
  The Nortel Identity Engines Guest Manager provides a quick, safe and easy way to let front-desk staff create guest-user accounts for access to specific network resources for a designated time period.
• Identity Engines Ignition Posture
  The Identity Engines Ignition Posture provides endpoint health and posture checking based on an organization's chosen security policy. It provides policy flexibility and integration with the Identity Engines Ignition Server to ensure that it is easy to support and simple for users to utilize.
• Identity Engines Ignition Server
  The Identity Engines Ignition Server is a centralized policy engine that performs user and context-based authentication and authorization for clients attempting network access.