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

Glossary
SecureOS The UNIX-based operating system used in a Sidewinder G2 system.
SecureOS is built upon BSD/OS and includes Type Enforcement security
mechanisms.
session The time period during which a terminal user logs on the system until they log
off the system.
server A computer system that provides services (such as FTP) to a network, or a
program running on a host that offers a service to other hosts on a network.
SMTP (simple mail
transport protocol)
SNMP (simple network
management protocol)
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The TCP/IP protocol that transfers e-mail as it moves through the system.
The industry standard protocol used for network management.
SNMP agent A server that communicates with SNMP management stations to provide
information and status for a network node.
SOA (Start of Authority) A record found in every DNS zone that contains information about which DNS
server is the primary name server, in addition to other administrative
information about the zone.
srole A Sidewinder G2 UNIX command used to change to a different domain (User,
Admn, or AdmRO).
SSO (single sign-on) The ability of a user to authenticate once and then have access to protected
content on sites in multiple internet domains.
standalone Refers to a device or software program that is self-contained; one that does
not require any other device or software program to function.
standard password
authentication
A UNIX mechanism that requires someone logging into a network server to
enter a password in order to prove they have a valid login account.
stateful inspection Method of checking a data packet’s source and destination. The information is
recorded in a dynamic state table. New packets from the same session are
checking against the table to ensure that they are valid. Invalid packets are
dropped.
Strikeback® A Sidewinder G2 feature that can be configured to gather information about
detected network access violations, or ignore packets from a particular host
for a specified period of time.
strong authentication A login process that requires a user to enter a unique, one-time response to a
login challenge or special code presented by an authentication server. The
authentication server resides somewhere in the internal network and sends a
log in challenge to a user when he or she attempts to log in. The user must
make the proper response to the challenge using a special hardware or
software token.