NAC VPN and ASA

Question

Hi
I have a customer who currently is using an ASA5520 as a firewall between his network and the Internet. He now wants remote VPN access with SecureID tokens for authentication added which is fine but he has also brought up NAC. Can I simply insert a NAC between the ASA and the internal network as in this Cisco document:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps6128/products_configuration_example09186a008074d641.shtml
That looks like it will work fine for VPN access but what about the outgoing Internet access for the current internal users will that be OK still or do I need to use a separate ASA for VPN access with NAC. Oh yes will I need an ACS as well or can the NAC talk directly to the SecureID appliance either using radius or RSA's own protocol ? Sorry if these are dumb questions but he dropped the NAC stuff on me at the last minute and I just need to know the basics quickly and can work out the details later.
Thanks
Pat

Answer 1

You can use a single ASA for internet access and NAC VPN.
If the Cisco NAC Server is Real IP, you can implement Policy Based Routing to route your VPN traffic through the Cisco NAC Server and normal internet traffic will bypass the Cisco NAC Server.
If the Cisco NAC Server is VGW or you do not want PBR, you can terminate your VPN traffic on a separate interface (two interfaces into internal nework). Once you have the VPN traffic routing this way, implement the Cisco NAC solution by putting the Cisco NAC Server inline with this interface.
Cisco NAC VPN SSO uses Radius accounting packets to authenticate VPN users. The ASA will interface with the Token server. Once authenticated, the ASA will send a Radius accounting packet to the Cisco NAC Server.
VGW Example
NAC Appliance (Cisco Clean Access) In-Band Virtual Gateway for Remote Access VPN Configuration Example
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6128/products_configuration_example09186a008074d641.shtml
Real IP example
Integrating with Cisco VPN Concentrators
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/nac/appliance/configuration_guide/416/CAS/s_vpncon.html
Regards,
Dan Laden