GLOSSARY
*-property Pronounced “star property,” this aspect of the Bell-LaPadula security model is commonly referred to as the “no-write-down” rule because it doesn’t allow a user to write to a file with a lower security classification, thus preserving confidentiality.
3DES Triple DES encryption—three rounds of DES encryption used to improve security.
802.11 See IEEE 802.11.
802.1X See IEEE 802.1X.
AAA See authentication, authorization, and accounting.
ABAC See attribute-based access control.
acceptable use policy (AUP) A policy that communicates to users what specific uses of computer resources are permitted.
access A subject’s ability to perform specific operations on an object, such as a file. Typical access levels include read, write, ...
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