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Appendix A: Glossary
802.1x
An IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control (PNAC). It is a part of the
IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to
devices wishing to join a LAN or WLAN.
ACS (Auto Configuration Server)
The server responsible for autoconfiguration of the Central Processing Element (CPE).
Cryptographic Key
A piece of variable data that is fed as input into a cryptographic algorithm to perform
operations such as encryption and decryption, or signing and verification.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
A network management protocol built on a client-server model, where designated DHCP
server hosts allocate network addresses and deliver configuration parameters to
dynamically configured hosts.
DHCP Option
A configuration for specific values, and enabled for assignment and distribution to DHCP
clients based on server, scope, class, or client-specific levels.
DNS (Domain Name System)
A hierarchical distributed naming system for PC, services, or any resource connected to
the Internet or a private network.
EAP-MD5 (Extensible Authentication Protocol-
Message Digest Algorithm 5
)
An algorithm provides authentication of the EAP peer to the EAP server but not mutual
authentication.
EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security)
A protocol that provides for mutual authentication, integrity-protected cipher suite
negotiation between two endpoints.
PEAP-MSCHAPv2 (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol-Microsoft Challenge
Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2)
A protocol that provides for mutual authentication, but does not require a client
certificate on the phone.
FAC (Feature Access Code)
Special patterns of characters that are dialed from a phone keypad to invoke particular
features.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Used to request and transmit data on the World Wide Web.
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer)
A widely-used communications protocol for secure communication over a network.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
A non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated
to advancing technological innovation and excellence.