Air-Gapped NAC:
Port-Level Control, Zero Cloud

Govern physical switch ports and wireless segments without external cloud brokers, recurring agent friction, or per-endpoint license penalties.

Switch: CORE-SW-DIST-01 · 802.1X/MAB Active · Port Security Enforced
PortDevice IdentityAuth MethodStatus
Gi1/0/12SEC-WS-088802.1X (EAP)Admitted
Gi1/0/18CAM-NORTH-04MAB (OUI)Admitted
Gi1/0/24SCADA-PLC-NODE-4802.1X CertProduction
Gi1/0/25ROGUE_LAPTOPUnknown MACQuarantine
Gi1/0/26PRINTER-DEPT-3MAB BypassVLAN 40
Admission Context
Port: Gi1/0/25
MAC: 48:D7:05:99
VLAN: 999 (Quarantine)
State: Traffic Denied
Radius: RFC 3576 CoA
!Dynamic Port Quarantine
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Target switch interface on CORE-SW-DIST-01
GigabitEthernet 1/0/25 [ROGUE_HARDWARE]▼
Enforcement action
Reassign to VLAN 999 (Isolation) + RADIUS CoA Bounce
protocol: RFC 3576
latency: 1.32s
Layer 2 Enforcement: 100% Deterministic

Measurable Access Control Without Cloud Compromise

Air-Gapped RADIUS
100%
Zero cloud identity egress. Authentication policies and employee credentials execute strictly on-premise.
Quarantine Velocity
< 1.4s
Instant dynamic VLAN reassignment or port shutdown via SNMP write and RADIUS CoA (RFC 3576).
Hardware Compatibility
100%
Universal 802.1X and MAB interoperability across Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, and generic managed switches.
Predictable Economics
0 Endpoint Tax
Zero per-endpoint license taxes or recurring penalties. Scale laptops, cameras, and IoT with zero cost anxiety.

Air-Gapped NAC: Port-Level Control, Zero Cloud

Explore how JANUS combines local 802.1X authentication, multi-attribute Layer 2 profiling, and unified NOC+SOC hardware containment into a sovereign access control platform.

Realize authoritative edge enforcement without agent friction or cloud tollgates

JANUS NAC delivers deterministic Network Access Control directly at the local access layer. Deployed 100% on-premise on standard Ubuntu Server, JANUS governs access to physical switch ports and wireless segments without external cloud brokers or recurring per-endpoint license taxes. Combining standards-based 802.1X/RADIUS authentication, MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB), and out-of-band SNMP/CLI switch control, JANUS validates device legitimacy before granting access to internal network fabric.

✓On-premise 802.1X/RADIUS authentication with zero cloud phone-home
✓Automated MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) for headless IoT & printers
✓Direct SNMP write and CLI switch port control across multi-vendor fabric
✓Flat predictable licensing with zero per-endpoint subscription penalties
AUTHENTICATION LATENCY
< 45ms
Local RADIUS RFC 2865 engine • Zero WAN dependency
janus-nac-radius --enforce --l2-port-security
POLICY ACTIVE
// JANUS Air-Gapped Port Admission Pipeline [Access Switch: CORE-SW-01:Gi1/0/18] ↳ EAP-TLS / 802.1X Handshake Initiated ↳ Local Radius Auth (On-Prem SQLite/LDAP Registry) ↳ Certificate Validation: CN=SEC-WS-088.internal ↳ Dynamic Authorization: Grant VLAN 120 (SCADA_OPS) ✓ Cloud Broker Dependency: 0.00% [Strict Air-Gap Verified]
Identity Store: Local Air-Gapped RADIUS
Switch Control: SNMP / Bridge-MIB Native

Access Control at Your Fingertips: Authenticate, Profile, and Enforce at Wire Speed

Maintain sovereign admission policies — completely air-gapped and on-premise

Enforce role-based access control and security segmentation without transmitting employee credentials, internal MAC registries, or network topologies to third-party identity clouds. JANUS processes authentication requests, credential checks, and policy rules entirely within your private boundary, meeting strict air-gap compliance and zero-egress operational mandates.

01

Enforce strict pre-admission standards via 802.1X and MAB

Verify every incoming connection before issuing network transit. JANUS supports enterprise 802.1X EAP protocols for managed user devices while providing automated MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) for headless systems, printers, cameras, and OT infrastructure, preventing unauthorized plug-ins on open wall jacks.

JANUS NAC ENGINE→
02

Detect rogue hardware and MAC spoofing instantly

Prevent perimeter bypass via forged network identities. By continuously reconciling live ARP tables, MAC-to-port bindings, and device profiles against authoritative IPAM baselines, JANUS detects duplicate MACs, port hopping, and unauthorized hardware insertions, blocking lateral network traversal before an intruder establishes a persistent foothold.

JANUS NAC ENGINE→
03

Harness dynamic VLAN isolation and quarantine workflows

Isolate non-compliant or compromised endpoints without taking downstream infrastructure offline. JANUS interacts directly with enterprise switch hardware to dynamically reassign ports into restricted guest or remediation VLANs, containing the blast radius of compromised machines while preserving analyst access for remote triage.

JANUS NAC ENGINE→
04

Bridge multi-vendor switch hardware with universal protocol standards

Eliminate single-vendor hardware lock-in. JANUS communicates with heterogeneous switch infrastructure across Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, and generic managed switches using universal standards—including RADIUS RFC 2865/3576 (CoA), standard SNMP write/traps, and SSH/CLI integration—protecting your existing capital hardware investments.

JANUS NAC ENGINE→
05

Execute direct, one-click port containment

Close the gap between threat detection and physical enforcement. Security operators can trigger immediate physical containment directly from an incident ticket—bouncing a port, disabling a switch interface, or blacklisting a MAC address across all managed access switches without requiring manual network engineering tickets.

JANUS NAC ENGINE→

Ready to Lock Down Your Network at Wire Speed?

Schedule an on-premise Proof-of-Concept demonstration on your hardware. Experience 802.1X enforcement, Layer 2 switch port isolation, and zero cloud dependency.