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

G-14 <strong>Glossary</strong><br />

strong authentication A login process that requires a user to enter a unique, one-time response<br />

to a login challenge or special code presented by an authentication<br />

server. The authentication server resides somewhere in the internal<br />

network and sends a log in challenge to a user when he or she attempts<br />

to log in. The user must make the proper response to the challenge using<br />

a special hardware or s<strong>of</strong>tware token.<br />

subnet A network addressing scheme that separates a single network into a<br />

number <strong>of</strong> smaller physical networks to simplify routing.<br />

syntax Refers to the spelling and grammar <strong>of</strong> a programming language.<br />

Computers are inflexible machines that only understand what you type if<br />

you type it in the exact form (syntax) that the computer expects.<br />

TCP/IP (transmission<br />

control protocol/<br />

internet protocol<br />

A networking protocol suite created for use in the Internet.<br />

Telnet A TCP/IP protocol that directs the exchange <strong>of</strong> character-oriented data<br />

during a client-to-server session.<br />

token A small hand-held hardware device or client s<strong>of</strong>tware used to generate a<br />

one-time passcode or password. See hardware authenticator.<br />

traceroute A UNIX command that shows all <strong>of</strong> the routing steps between a host and<br />

another host.<br />

trap An SNMP alert message sent as an unsolicited transmission <strong>of</strong> information<br />

from a managed node (router, <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong>, etc.) to an SNMP<br />

management station.<br />

Type Enforcement® Secure Computing’s patented security technology that protects against<br />

intruders by preventing someone from taking over the UNIX operating<br />

system within <strong>Sidewinder</strong> <strong>G2</strong> and accessing critical files or doing other<br />

damage.<br />

UAP User Authentication Points.<br />

UDP (user datagram<br />

protocol)<br />

A connectionless protocol that transfers data across a network with no<br />

reliability checking or error checking.<br />

UNIX A powerful operating system used in high-end workstations and<br />

computer systems on the Internet. It allows a single computer to operate<br />

multiple programs and be accessed by other computers, all at the same<br />

time.

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