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Terminology
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APPENDIX E: TERMINOLOGY
TERM MEANING
APN Access Point Name (APN) is used by carriers to identify an IP packet data network that a mobile data user wants to
communicate with and the type of wireless service
Authentication Authentication is the technique by which a process verifies that its communication partner is who it is supposed to be
and not an imposter. Authentication confirms that data is sent to the intended recipient and assures the recipient that
the data originated from the expected sender and has not been altered on route
BIOS Basic Input/Output System is the built-in software in a computer that are executed on start up (boot) and that determine
what the computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, the BIOS contains all the code required to
control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions
Bonding Ethernet Bonding or Failover is the ability to detect communication failure transparently, and switch from one LAN
connection to another.
BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol. A protocol that allows a network user to automatically receive an IP address and have an operating
system boot without user interaction. BOOTP is the basis for the more advanced DHCP
Certificates A digitally signed statement that contains information about an entity and the entity's public key, thus binding these two
pieces of information together. A certificate is issued by a trusted organization (or entity) called a Certification Authority
(CA) after the CA has verified that the entity is who it says it is.
Certificate
Authority
A Certificate Authority is a trusted third party, which certifies public key's to truly belong to their claimed owners. It is a
key part of any Public Key Infrastructure, since it allows users to trust that a given public key is the one they wish to
use, either to send a private message to its owner or to verify the signature on a message sent by that owner.
Certificate
Revocation List
A list of certificates that have been revoked by the CA before they expired. This may be necessary if the private key
certificate has been compromised or if the holder of the certificate is to be denied the ability to establish a connection to
the console server .
CHAP Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) is used to verify a user's name and password for PPP Internet
connections. It is more secure than PAP, the other main authentication protocol.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A communications protocol that assigns IP addresses to computers when they
are connected to the network.
DNS Domain Name System that allocates Internet domain names and translates them into IP addresses. A domain name is
a meaningful and easy to remember name for an IP address.
DUN Dial Up Networking
Encryption The technique for converting a readable message (plaintext) into apparently random material (ciphertext) which cannot
be read if intercepted. The proper decryption key is required to read the message.
Ethernet A physical layer protocol based upon IEEE standards
Firewall A network gateway device that protects a private network from users on other networks. A firewall is usually installed to
allow users on an intranet access to the public Internet without allowing public Internet users access to the intranet.