Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Zero trust network access control for every user, device, and connection
Overview
Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager gives your security team one place to see, authenticate, and control everything that connects to the network. It enforces role-based, least-privilege access consistently across wired, wireless, and WAN, so the right people and devices get in and everything else stays out. Machine-learning device profiling removes blind spots, while built-in tools handle guest access, BYOD onboarding, and automatic threat response. Built on zero trust principles, it scales from guest Wi-Fi to enterprise IoT and integrates with more than 150 third-party security and IT systems.
Why Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager
Zero trust access control
Set role-based policies once and enforce them everywhere. Every user and device proves its identity before getting access, and only to what it needs.
See every connected device
Machine learning fingerprints and profiles everything on wired, wireless, and WAN networks, removing blind spots and unknown devices.
Consistent protection across networks
Identity-based access follows the device wherever it connects, so policy stays the same on Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or remote WAN.
Secure guest and BYOD onboarding
Branded guest portals, sponsor approvals, and self-service device onboarding let visitors and employee devices connect safely without tying up IT.
Automatic threat response
When an endpoint breaks policy or a partner tool flags a risk, ClearPass can quarantine, remediate, or change access on its own.
Works with your stack
Integrations with 150-plus third-party security and IT systems let ClearPass share context and act as part of your wider security operations.
At a glance
- Category
- Network access control (NAC), zero trust
- Coverage
- Wired, wireless, and WAN
- Authentication
- Role-based, least-privilege policy enforcement
- Visibility
- Machine-learning device profiling and fingerprinting
- Guest and BYOD
- Branded portals, sponsor approval, self-service onboarding
- Threat response
- Automated quarantine and remediation
- Integrations
- 150+ third-party IT and security systems
Where it fits
Frequently asked
What does Aruba ClearPass do?
It is a network access control platform that authenticates and authorizes every user and device, then enforces role-based, least-privilege policies across wired, wireless, and WAN networks.
Does ClearPass support zero trust security?
Yes. It is built on zero trust principles, so nothing connects until it is verified, and access is limited to exactly what each role needs.
Can it handle guest and BYOD devices?
Yes. It includes branded guest portals, sponsor approvals, and self-service device onboarding so visitors and employee-owned devices connect securely.
How does it respond to a security threat?
It can automatically quarantine or remediate endpoints that violate policy and adjust access in real time when it receives an alert from an integrated security tool.
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