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Chapter 9
securing infrastucture services
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
07/15/2012

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autoenrollment
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a security procedure in which a client application automatically issues a certificate enrollment request and sends it to a certification authority, after which the ca then evaluates the request and issues or denies a certificate
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certificaten revocation list
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a document maintained and published by a certification authority that lists certificates that have been revoked
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certificate templates
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sets of rules and settings that define the format and content of a certificate based on the certificate's intended use
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ceritification authority
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a software component or a commerical service that issues digital certificates
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challenge handshake authentication protocol
Definition
an authentication protocol that uses md5 hashing to encrypt user password, but does not support the encryption of connection data
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cryptographic service provider
Definition
a windows server 2008 component that generates public and private encryption keys for certificate requests
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delta crls
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shorter lists of certificates that have been revoked since the last full certificate revocation list was published
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digital certificate
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an electronic credential, issued by a certification authority, which confirms the identity of the party to which it is issued
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enrollment
Definition
the process by which a client requests a certificate and certification authority generates one
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enterprise ca
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a certification authority that is intergrated into the windows server 2008 active directory environment
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exit module
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a component used by a certification authority to determine how it should make new certificates available to their applicants
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extensible authentication protocol
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a shell protocol that provides a framework for the use of various types of authentication mechanisms
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extensible authentication protocol-transport level security
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an authentication method that enables a server to support authentication with smart cards or other types of digital certificates
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intermediate cas
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certification authorities that do not issue certificates to end users or computers
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issuing cas
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certification authorities that provide certificates to end users and computers
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layer 2 tunneling protocol
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a virtual private networking protocol that relies on th ip security extensions for encryption
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microsoft challenge handshake authentication protocol version 2
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an authentication protocol that uses a new encryption key for each connection and for each direction in which data is transmitted
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password authentication protocol
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the least secure of the authentication protocol supported by windows server 2008 because it uses simple passwords for authentication and transmitts them in clear text
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point-to-point protocol
Definition
the data-link layer protocol used by windows computers for remote access connections
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point-to-point tunneling protocol
Definition
a virtual private networking protocol that takes advantage of the authentication, compression, and encryption mecchanisms of ppp
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policy module
Definition
a set of rules that a certification authority uses to determine whether it should approve the request, deny it, or make it as pending for later review by a administrator
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protect eap
Definition
an authentication protocol that uses transport level security to create an encrypted channel between a wireless client and an authentication server
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public key infrastructure
Definition
a security relationship in which participants are issued two keys public and private
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remote authentication dial in user service
Definition
a centralized authentication service frequently used in organizations with multiple remote access servers
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secure socket tunneling protocol
Definition
a new virtual private networking protocol in windows server 2008 and windows vista that encapsulates ppp traffic using secure sockets layer protocol
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standalone ca
Definition
a certification authority that does not use certificate templates or active directory
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root ca
Definition
the parent certification authority tht issues certificates to the subirdinate cas beneath it
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subordinate cas
Definition
a certifcation authority that has been issued a certificate by a root ca
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trust chaining
Definition
in a certification authority heirarchy, enables clients that trust the root ca to also trust certificates issued by any other cas subordinate to the root
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virtual private network
Definition
a technique for connecting to a network at a remote location using the internet as a network medium
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web enrollment
Definition
a process by which clients submit certifate enrollment requests to a ca and receive the issued certificates using a website created for that purpose
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