# Microsoft Network Access Protection: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-network-access-protection

## 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% | 106 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 and completely removed in Windows Server 2016... Any environment still attempting to use NAP is relying on unmaintained software." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Network Access Protection, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- learn.microsoft.com: 3 (its own site)
- arbiter.ie: 1
- aws.amazon.com: 1
- cisco.com: 1
- cloud4wi.ai: 1
- cosgrid.com: 1
- ctctechnologies.com: 1
- cyberpress.org: 1
- elisity.com: 1
- expereo.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://arbiter.ie/blog/cloud-nac-for-smes: 1
- https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/reviews/reviews-list/prodview-uvsybra7r3iug: 1
- https://cisco.com/site/us/en/products/security/identity-services-engine/licensing.html: 1
- https://cloud4wi.ai/guides/network-access-control-nac: 1
- https://cosgrid.com/resources/blogs/zero-trust-nac: 1
- https://ctctechnologies.com/articles/are-network-access-control-nac-solutions-like-cisco-ise-worth-it: 1
- https://cyberpress.org/nac-solutions-by-business-size: 1
- https://elisity.com/blog/why-nac-projects-stall-the-hidden-technical-complexities-and-nac-alternatives-reshaping-network-security: 1

## In its own words

What Microsoft Network Access Protection's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Price stated: USD$1.00 (https://www.microsoft.com/sr-latn-rs/microsoft-365/exchange/exchange-email-security-spam-protection)
- Starting price: USD$1.00 (https://www.microsoft.com/sr-latn-rs/microsoft-365/exchange/exchange-email-security-spam-protection)
- Free plan or trial: Isprobajte odmah (https://www.microsoft.com/sr-latn-rs/microsoft-365/exchange/exchange-email-security-spam-protection)

## 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.