Microsoft Windows Security Protocols and Services

Every computer or device connected to a network is called a node. Nodes communicate with one another by agreeing on a set of communication rules called a protocol. A communication protocol sets the rules for how nodes construct, send, receive, and interpret messages. Each protocol serves a specific purpose and has its own structure for constructing and addressing messages. In fact, several protocols are necessary to transport a message from one application to an application running on a remote computer. The physical media has one way of handling data, the network addressing software uses a different protocol, and applications use yet another set of rules to communicate.

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