Glossary

802.11

A set of IEEE standards that describe wireless LAN/MAN protocols.

802.1x

An IEEE standard for port-based authentication.

AAA

Authentication, authorization, and auditing.

ACL

Access control list.

AD

Active Directory. A Microsoft database of user and group information.

ADS

Alternate data stream. A file construct in Microsoft Windows.

AIM

America Online Instant Messenger.

AIX

Advanced Interactive eXecutive. IBM’s version of UNIX.

AP

Access point. A device that connects wireless radio equipped endpoints with a wired network.

API

Application programming interface.

ATM

Asynchronous Transfer Mode. A protocol that uses fixed-length packets.

ATM

Automated teller machine.

attack surface

A combination of applications and systems available ...

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