# HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hpe-aruba-networking-clearpass-policy-manager

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "the usual multi-vendor alternative to ISE in bake-offs" (Muse Glimmer 30B, NAC)

## And against it

- "NVD shows at least one recent vulnerability entry affecting ClearPass Policy Manager with improper access control / sensitive data exposure risk" (GPT-5.4 mini, NAC)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cisco.com: 2
- fortinet.com: 2
- capterra.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- cybersecuritynews.com: 1
- esecurityplanet.com: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gitnux.org: 1
- grandmetric.com: 1
- guideflow.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://fortinet.com/products/network-access-control: 2
- https://capterra.com/network-access-control-software: 1
- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/joint-guide-modern-approaches-to-secure-network-access-security-508c.pdf: 1
- https://cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/csa/cisco-sa-ise-mult-vul-ymSsTLCc.html: 1
- https://cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/topics/security/what-is-network-access-control-nac.html: 1
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-nac-solutions: 1
- https://esecurityplanet.com/products/network-access-control-solutions: 1
- https://g2.com/categories/network-access-control-nac: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.