APPENDIX A
Glossary
- 3DES
- Also known as Triple DES, 3DES is a block cipher encryption algorithm that employs symmetric keys. It applies the DES algorithm three times to each block.
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- AAA protocol
- Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting that uses different link layer protocols such as PPP and authenticates using PAP or CHAP.
- access codes
- Numerical sequence, typically four numbers long that identifies the authorized client(s) or user(s). Once properly authenticated, access codes may arm, disarm, or access the security system for other features.
- access control
- Security precautions that ensure resources are granted only to those users who are entitled to them.
- access control gate
- An opening in a wall or fence that functions as a passageway between two open spaces (as opposed to a door, which provides access into or between enclosed spaces).
- access control list
- A list that controls access to a network segment via whitelisting or blacklisting.
- access control policy
- The method by...
