Wireless MAXg USB Adapter: User Guide
LEAP
Light Extensible Authentication Protocol
A version
of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP
ensures mutual authentication between a wireless client
and a server that resides at the network operations
center.
M
m
meter
MD5
Message Digest 5
An algorithm that takes an input
message of arbitrary length and produces an output in
the form of a 128-bit fingerprint or message digest. It is
intended for digital signature applications where a large
file must be compressed in a secure manner before
being encrypted with a private key under a public-key
algorithm such as RSA.
MHz
megahertz
A unit of frequency equal to 1 000 000
cycles per second.
Mbit/s
megabits per second
Transmission speed of 1 000
000 bits per second.
MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol
MS-CHAP uses the Message Digest 4 (MD4)
hashing algorithm and the Data Encryption Standard
(DES) encryption algorithm to generate the challenge
and response and provides mechanisms for reporting
connection errors and for changing the user's password.
MS-CHAPv2
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol version 2
This protocol provides mutual
authentication, stronger initial data encryption keys,
and different encryption keys for sending and receiving.
To minimize the risk of password compromise during
MS-CHAP exchanges, MS-CHAPv2 supports only a
newer, more secure, version of the MS-CHAP password
change process.
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