Sidewinder G2 6.1.2 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

ISAKMP (internet
security association and
key management
protocol)
ISP (Internet Service
Provider)
A protocol framework which sets the parameters for a VPN connection by
defining the payload format, how the key exchange protocol will be
implemented, and how the security association will be negotiated.
Glossary
A company that provides individuals and other companies access to the
Internet and other related services such as Web site building and virtual
hosting. An ISP has the equipment and the telecommunication line access
required to have a point-of-presence (POP) on the Internet for the geographic
area served.
kernel Manages all physical resources, including scheduling of processes, virtual
memory, file system management, reading and writing files to disk or tape,
printing, and network communications. The Sidewinder G2 is run in one of two
kernels: the operational kernel or the administrative kernel.
key pair The reference to a private key and a mathematically-related public key. The
private key is safeguarded by the owner, and known only to them. The public
key can be distributed to anyone. This allows one key to be used for
encryption, and the other key to be used for decryption.
key pair generation The process of generating mathematically-related public/private key pairs.
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. An internet standard for directory
services that run over TCP/IP.
login ID When used in conjunction with a password, a means of authentication to start
a session with a computer system.
MAC (media access
control)
A unique address assigned to network interface card hardware as a means of
identification. Sidewinder G2 licenses are locked to a MAC address on the
Sidewinder G2.
mail server A network computer that serves as an intermediate station for electronic mail
transfers.
man page Short for manual page, refers to the online help that is available within the
UNIX operating system. For example, entering man ls at the UNIX prompt
displays a description of the UNIX ls command.
MAT (multiple address
translation)
MIB (management
information base)
MIME (Multi-purpose
Internet Mail Exchange)
The ability for a single Sidewinder G2 interface to support multiple external IP
addresses so that inbound connections can be directed based on IP
addresses and service. MAT allows proxies to be directed to different
destinations for the same service by the IP address to which it was connected.
Within SNMP architecture, a database that stores information about managed
objects. These objects are used in the management of networks.
Allows a mail client or Web browser to send and receive non-textual
information, such as graphics, audio, video, and spreadsheets.
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