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

G-12 <strong>Glossary</strong><br />

RFC (Request for<br />

Comments)<br />

RIP (Routing<br />

Information Protocol)<br />

One <strong>of</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> documents recognized by the Internet Engineering<br />

Task Force (IETF). Most RFCs document protocol specifications and<br />

standards.<br />

A protocol that updates routing tables.<br />

role A login mode used for administrating the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>. The <strong>Sidewinder</strong><br />

<strong>G2</strong> separates administrator access into two roles: admin (write privileges)<br />

or adminro (read-only privileges).<br />

root In UNIX, a user name that gives special privileges to a person who logs<br />

onto the system using that name and the correct password. The root user<br />

name allows the user to have access to all <strong>of</strong> the systems files. The<br />

<strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> does not allow root privileges.<br />

root servers The highest level DNS servers.<br />

router A network device that forwards data between two or more networks,<br />

delivering them to their final destination or to another router.<br />

rule A rule is a mini policy which contains criteria that is used to inspect<br />

incoming or outgoing traffic. Rules determine whether that traffic will be<br />

allowed to continue to its destination. There are two distinct rules types<br />

that you can configure on the <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>: proxy rules and IP Filter<br />

rules.<br />

rule group An organized set <strong>of</strong> rules. A rule group can consist <strong>of</strong> both rules and<br />

nested rule groups.<br />

safe mode Also known as failure mode, a <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> operating state that allows<br />

system administration while not allowing network traffic to pass through.<br />

A <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> can enter this mode under conditions that include: (a)<br />

after a failed license check, (b) after a reboot during which the system<br />

detects a problem with an installed patch, (c) after a reboot during which<br />

the system failed to start a critical service, or (d) after the audit partition<br />

has overflowed.<br />

secondary name server DNS servers that download and record a backup copy <strong>of</strong> domain<br />

information from a primary DNS server.<br />

SecurID token A small hand-held device used to calculate the proper response during a<br />

login attempt.<br />

SecureNet Key (SNK) A strong authentication system made by Digital Pathways Incorporated.

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