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| PKI(Public-Key Infrastructure) |
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Definition
| The system for creating and distributing digital certificates using sites like VeriSign, Thawte, or GoDaddy |
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| A protocol that has no connection to PPP. Allows different operating systems and applications to authenticate each other. |
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| TACACS+(Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus) |
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Definition
| A proprietary protocol developed by Cisco to support AAA in a network with many routers and switches. Its similar to RADIUS in fucntion but uses TCP port 49 and separates AAA into parts can uses PAP CHAP and MD5 hashes but also can uses Kerberos |
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| AAA(Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting) |
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Definition
| A security philosopy wherein a computer trying to connect to a network must first present some form of credential in order to be authenticated and then must have limitable permissions within the network. The authentication server should also record session information about the client |
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Term
| Network Access Control (802.1x) |
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Definition
| Controls information, people, access, machines, and everything in between while 802.1x is a port authentication network access control mechanism |
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| CHAP(Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol)MS-CHAP(same thing) |
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| EAP(Extensible Authentication Protocol) |
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| Developed to create a single standard to allow two devices to authenticate. Its a PPP wrapper. |
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