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 Appendix A. Hints and tips 
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Cisco NAC sequence of events
The NAC process is initiated by the network. Whenever access to a protected 
network is detected, the Network Access Device queries the endpoint for its 
posture. In addition, there are two polling cycles that control what requests are 
sent to the client by the network and when. There are three basic messages that 
the network can send to the client: Two of these are queries (PostureQuery and 
StatusChangeQuery) and one is a notification (PostureNotification).
Figure A-4 shows the communication flow between the Cisco Trust Agent and 
the Security Compliance Manager agent.
Figure A-4   Cisco NAC sequence diagram
The PostureQuery asks the client for the full set of attribute data that the client 
has registered with the ACS. The client responds to the PostureQuery by 
sending the applicable values (PolicyVersion and ViolationCount) based on the 
data in the local policy cache.
The StatusChangeQuery asks whether there has been a change in state since 
the last PostureQuery or StatusChangeQuery. Both of these queries have their 
own polling cycle configured on the Network Access Device. It is typical for the 
PostureQuery polling cycle to be set to a relatively high value so that any 
PostureResponse()
processPostureRequest()
Cisco Trust Agent
SCM Agent
StatusPoll()
No Status Change()
queryPostureStatusChange()
processPostureNotification()
PostureNotificationAcknowledgement()
Status Changed()
Posture
Polll