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802.1X in Healthcare

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago CAJUG September 18, 2013

Presenter: Chris Dozois

Reference in this presentation to any specific commercial product, process, or service, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by Lurie Children’s.

What is 802.1X?

• IEEE Standard for Port-based Network Access Control
• Used to authenticate users and devices to the network
• One of many layers in a ‘layered security’ approach

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:802.1X_wired_protocols.png

Our 802.1X Infrastructure

• 85 Virtual Chassis
• Over 12,000 End Points

– 65% are non-supplicant

• Phones
• Video Conferencing
• Printers

EX-4200 Virtual Chassis STRM 5000 Great Bay Beacon IC 6500 SRX 3600

• Printers
• WAPs
• Medical Devices

– From 10-Half to Gig-Full

• OAC with Host Checker
• Machine Authentication
• User Authentication
• Certificate Authentication

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SRX 3600 XRE 200 EX 8216

Keys To Success

• Communication, communication, communication!
• Processes
• Device on-boarding
• Supplicant
• Non-Supplicant
• PC imaging
• Network Testers, e.g. Fluke LinkRunner™

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• Network Testers, e.g. Fluke LinkRunner™
• Logs! They’re not just for compliance anymore…

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