Understanding Windows Server 2012 NAP Terminology
The following terms are useful to understand NAP concepts used in Windows Server 2012:
• Enforcement Client (EC)—A client that takes part in a NAP infrastructure. Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP SP3 support NAP and can be an EC in a NAP topology, because they all contain the System Health Agent component.
• Enforcement Server (ES)—A server that takes part in a NAP infrastructure and enforces the policies. In Windows Server 2012, this is the Network Policy Server (NPS) role service.
• System Health Agent (SHA)—The client agent that sends health information to the NAP ES servers. In Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP SP3, this is the Windows Security Health Agent ...
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