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<strong>Glossary</strong><br />

external DNS External DNS provides a limited external view <strong>of</strong> the organizational domain.<br />

No internal information is available to the external DNS and only the external<br />

DNS can communicate with the outside. Therefore, no internal naming<br />

information can be obtained by anyone on the outside. The external DNS<br />

cannot query the internal DNS or any other DNS server inside the <strong>Sidewinder</strong><br />

<strong>G2</strong>.<br />

failover See high availability.<br />

failure mode See safe mode.<br />

File Editor The program available directly in the Admin Console that can be used to<br />

create or modify text files. The File Editor communicates with the <strong>Sidewinder</strong><br />

<strong>G2</strong> using a secured connection.<br />

firewall A network component that filters traffic between a designated “protected<br />

network” and external networks. A firewall ensures that the protected network<br />

is safe from unauthorized entry and file manipulation.<br />

firewall ID The MAC address by which you choose to identify your <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>. The<br />

firewall ID is used when activating your <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>.<br />

fixed password A string <strong>of</strong> characters <strong>of</strong> varying lengths and composition (text and/or<br />

numerics) used to identify a user attempting to access a service. Fixed<br />

passwords remain unchanged unless given a finite life span. Fixed passwords<br />

are also known as memorized passwords.<br />

FTP (file transfer<br />

protocol)<br />

A protocol used on the Internet for transferring files.<br />

FTP site An Internet site that hosts directories and files that you can browse and copy<br />

to your system using the file transfer protocol (FTP).<br />

gateway A network component used to connect two or more networks that may use<br />

dissimilar protocols and data transmission media.<br />

generic proxy An administrator–configured <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> proxy that is not part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>’s preconfigured proxies.<br />

group Logical groupings <strong>of</strong> two or more users, identified by a single name. See rule<br />

groups, user groups.<br />

hardware acceleration A licensed feature that improves throughput for system performance when<br />

processing traffic. This feature consists <strong>of</strong> both hardware and s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

elements.<br />

hardware authenticator Also referred to as tokens. Hardware authenticators are hand-held devices<br />

that use an internally held cryptographic variable to generate a dynamic<br />

(single-use) passcode.<br />

high availability A licensed feature that allows a second <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> to be configured either<br />

in a load sharing capacity or in “hot backup” mode.<br />

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