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Glossary of Key Terms
802.1x Port or portal authentication. A mechanism commonly used by network devices, such as firewalls, routers, switches, and wireless access points, to perform authentication of users before allowing communication to continue across or through the device. The authentication can take place locally on the device or go to an authentications service, such as a credit card payment system, PKI, or directory service.
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Access control The process or mechanism of granting or denying use of a resource; typically applied to users or generic network traffic.
Acceptable use policy (AUP) The structured ...
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