Aruba ClearPass

Aruba ClearPass (part of HPE Aruba Networking) is an industry-leading network access control (NAC) and policy management platform that delivers role-based, context-driven security across wired, wireless, and VPN networks. As organizations support an expanding array of corporate laptops, smartphones, IoT sensors, medical gear, and contractor devices, ClearPass eliminates network perimeter vulnerabilities by profiling every connected device, validating health posture, and enforcing granular Zero Trust access policies before network entry is granted.

The platform combines automated endpoint discovery and profiling with dynamic policy enforcement based on real-time contextual factors, including user identity, device ownership, device type, location, and operating system posture. Key capabilities include agentless device fingerprinting, guest access onboarding and self-service sponsor workflows, automated 802.1X certificate provisioning (ClearPass Onboard), endpoint posture health assessments (ClearPass OnGuard), and bidirectional security exchange via ClearPass Extensions. By dynamically assigning micro-segmentation roles, ClearPass ensures that compromised IoT devices or guest smartphones cannot pivot across corporate subnets or access sensitive internal databases.

Aruba ClearPass integrates with hundreds of enterprise infrastructure solutions, including next-generation firewalls (Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Check Point), MDM/UEM platforms (Microsoft Intune, VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf), enterprise SIEM systems, and Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID. Core enterprise use cases include securing corporate BYOD initiatives, automating guest Wi-Fi access, isolating vulnerable IoT endpoints, achieving PCI-DSS and HIPAA network segmentation compliance, and enforcing dynamic Zero Trust network access. Aruba ClearPass provides granular network visibility and policy enforcement for modern hyper-connected enterprises.