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| The three key elements in security, specifically authentication, authorization, and accounting. |
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| A server that is authentication, authorization, and accounting functions. |
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| A request by a supplicant to an authentication for access. |
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| A device that will accept or reject a supplicant. |
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| Authentication based on normal actions that the user performs. |
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| A virtual private network (VPN) endpoint device that handles all VPN functions. |
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| A random number used in a challengebased OTP. |
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| A one-time password function in which the user authenticatesby entering a challenge number into a token. |
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| Authentication that is based on the perceptions, thought processes,and understanding of the user. |
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| A pattern of typical acess by a user. |
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| Directory Access Protocol (DAP) |
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| The X.500 standard that defines a protocol for a client application to access the X.SOO directory. |
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| directory information base (DIB) |
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| The repository in which X.500 information is held. |
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| directory information tree (DIT) |
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| The tree structure of a directory intormatton base. |
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| The time it takes for a key to be pressed and then released. |
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| dynamic fingerprint scanner |
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| A biometric reader that has a small slit or opening that requires the user to swipe a finger across the opening. |
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| EAP with Transport Layer Security (LAP TLS) |
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| An authentication protocol that requires both the device and RADIUS server to prove their identities to each other by using enhanced security. |
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| EAP with Tunneled uS (EAP-TTLS) |
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| An authentication protocol that uses Windows logins and passwords. |
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| The end of the tunnel between VPN devices. |
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| Extended Authentication ProtocolMD S (EAP MDS) |
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| An authentication protocol that allows a RADIUS server to authenticate devices by verifying a hash of each users password. |
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| Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) |
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| An "envelope that can carry many different kinds of exchange data used for authentication. such as a challenge/response and one-time passwords. |
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| federated identity management (FIM) |
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| A technology that uses a single authenticated ID to be shared across multiple networks owned by different organizations. |
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| The time it takes between keystrokes. |
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| Using a single authenticated ID to be shared across multiple networks. |
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| An authentication system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and used to verify the identity of networked users. |
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| Authenticating a user by recognizing the user's unique typing rhythm. |
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| Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
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| A simpler subset of the Directory Access Protocol, |
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| An authentication protocol developed by Cisco that requires mutual authentication and delivering keys used for encryption. |
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| Windows CardSpace site specific cards that are issued by the identity provider site on which they are to be used. |
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| Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (MS-CHAP) |
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| The Microsoft implementation of CHAP. |
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| Dynamic passwords that change frequently. |
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| A decentralized open source federated identity management system that does not require specific software to he installed on the desktop. |
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| A VPN that requires a separate VPN client application be installed on each devie that connects to a VPN server. |
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| Windows Cardspace general-purpose information cards. |
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| Speaking two words together in a way that one word bleeds into next word. |
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| An authentication protocol that uses Windows logins and passwords yet is more flexible than EAP-TLS. |
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| RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial in User Service) |
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| An authentication server for high volume service control applications. |
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| A server dedicated to handling users who are not on the LAN but need remote access to it, |
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| Remote Access Services (RAS) |
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| AnY combination of hardware and software that enables access to remote users to a local internal network. |
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| A user-to-LAN virtual private network connection used by remote users. |
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| Using one authentication to access multiple accounts or applications. |
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| A virtual private network in which multiple sites can connect to other sites over the Internet. |
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| A method of authentication that uses a persons unique characteristics such as fingerprints or retinal patterns for authentication. |
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| A device that makes an appeal for access. |
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| Terminal Access Control Access Control System (TACACS+) |
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| An industry standard protocol specification that forwards username and password information to a centralized server. |
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| three-factor authentication |
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| Using three credentials for authentication. |
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| A one-time password function that creates a new password based on time, used in conjunction with a token. |
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| two-factor authentication |
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| Using two credentials for authentication. |
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| virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) |
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| A user-to-LAN virtual private network connection used by remote users. |
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| virtual private network (VPN) |
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| A technology that uses an unsecured public network, such as the Internet, as if it were a secure private network. |
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| A device that aggregates hundreds or thousands of multiple connections. |
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| An X.SOO service that provides the capability to look up information by name. |
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| A feature of Windows intended to provide users with control of their digital identities while helping to maintain privacy. |
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| A Microsoft product originally designed as a single sign on (SSO) for Web commerce. |
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| The international Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for directory services. |
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| An X.500 service that provides the capability to browse and search for information by category. |
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