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IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority)
The central authority charged with assigning parameter values to
Internet protocols. For example, IANA controls the assignment of
well-known TCP/IP port numbers. Currently IANA manages
port numbers 1 through 1023.
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
A protocol used to pass control and error messages back and forth
between nodes on the Internet.
identity certificate
A signed statement that binds a key to the name of an individual
and therefore delegates authority from that individual to the
public key.
IDS
See Intrusion Detection System .
IETF
See
Internet Engineering Task Force
.
IKE (Internet Key Exchange)
A protocol used with IPSec virtual private networks. Automates
the process of negotiating keys, changing keys, and determining
when to change keys.
implicit trust
A condition reserved for pairs located on a local keyring. If the
private portion of a key pair is found on a user’s keyring, PGP
assumes that user is the owner of the key pair and implicitly trusts
himself or herself.
initialization vector
A block of arbitrary data that serves as the starting point for a
block cipher using a chaining feedback mode. See also
cipher block
chaining .
initialize
To prepare a disk for information storage.