Glossary of Security Terms
Access Controls
Settings that control whether individual device menus, functions, and settings
are available, and to whom. Also referred to as Function Access Controls on some
devices.
Authentication
A method for securely ientifying a user.
Authorization
A method for specifying which functions are available to a user, i.e. what the user
is allowed to do.
Building Block
Authentication and Authorization tools used in the Embedded Web Server. They
include: password, PIN, Internal accounts, LDAP, LDAP+GSSAPI, Kerberos 5, and
NTLM.
Group
A collection of users sharing common characteristics.
Security Template
A profile created and stored in the Embedded Web Server, used in conjunction
with Access Controls to manage device functions.
Glossary of Security Terms
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