CCSP Self-Study: Securing Cisco IOS Networks (SECUR)

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Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

Type of formatted identifier that describes the access method and the location of an information resource object on the Internet.

virtual private network (VPN).

Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP network by encrypting all traffic from one network to another. A VPN uses “tunneling” to encrypt all information at the IP level.

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).

In installations of two or more VPN concentrators in a parallel, redundant configuration, provides automatic switchover to a backup system in case the primary system is out of service, thus ensuring user access to the VPN.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).

An encryption protocol used on data signals transmitted between wireless ...