Applying network access control configurations with a network switch based on device health

A computer system, comprising:

• a network switch;
• a threat management computer system having one or more processors;
• one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors and/or the network switch;
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• one or more computer readable storage devices coupled to the one or more processors and/or the network switch, wherein the one or more storage devices contain program code executable by the one or more processors and/or the network switch via the one or more memory devices to implement a method for applying a network access control configuration associated with the network switch, the method comprising:
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, information related to device health of an electronic device;
• determining, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, a health status of the electronic device based at least in part on the received information related to the device health of the electronic device;
• requesting, by the network switch having the port connected to the electronic device, the health status of the electronic device from the one or more processors of the threat management computer system;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, the request for the health status of the electronic device from the network switch;
• transmitting, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, the health status of the electronic device to the network switch;
• receiving, by the network switch, the transmitted health status of the electronic device;
• evaluating, by the network switch, the transmitted health status of the electronic device using network access rules corresponding to health statuses;
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• applying, by the network switch, a network access control configuration to the port of the network switch based on the evaluating the transmitted health status of the electronic device using the network access rules.

A computer program product for applying a network access control configuration associated with the network switch, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media having computer readable program code collectively stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, the computer readable program code being executed by one or more processors of a computer system, including a threat management computer system and a network switch connected to the threat management computer system, to cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, information related to device health of an electronic device;
• determining, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, a health status of the electronic device based at least in part on the received information related to the device health of the electronic device;
• requesting, by the network switch having the port connected to the electronic device, the health status of the electronic device from the one or more processors of the threat management computer system;
• receiving, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, the request for the health status of the electronic device from the network switch;
• transmitting, by the one or more processors of the threat management computer system, the health status of the electronic device to the network switch;
• receiving, by the network switch, the transmitted health status of the electronic device;
• evaluating, by the network switch, the transmitted health status of the electronic device using network access rules corresponding to health statuses;
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• applying, by the network switch, a network access control configuration to the port of the network switch based on the evaluating the transmitted health status of the electronic device using the network access rules.