GL-7 | Cisco Systems 3.5 specs

Glossary

Service	A means of specifying the method to use to perform a function. A service can be specified for the
	following functions: authentication, authorization, accounting, and authentication-authorization. For
	example, a service can specify that authentication be performed using the local database, or a service
	can specify that accounting be supported by logging information to a file.

Services

Session

Three default services are referenced by the server configuration and when processing scripts. They are Default Authentication Service, Default Authorization Service, and Default Accounting Service. Each service has a type and (if it is using remote servers) an ordered list of servers to use.

Each service provided by the NAS to a dial-in user constitutes a session, with the beginning of the session defined as the point where service is first provided and the end of the session defined as the point where service is ended. Depending on NAS support capabilities, a user may have multiple sessions in parallel or in series.

SHA-1	Secure Hash Algorithm; a hashing algorithm that produces a 160-bit digest based upon the input. The
	algorithm produces SHA passwords that are irreversible or prohibitively expensive to reverse.
Shared Secret	Used to authenticate transactions between the client and the RADIUS server. The shared secret is never
	sent over the network.
Shared Use	An IP dial-up network whose use is shared by two or more organizations. Shared use networks typically
Network	implement distributed authentication and accounting in order to facilitate the relationship amongst the
	sharing parties.
Silently Discard	RADIUS discards the packet without further processing. The server logs an error, including the
	contents of the silently discarded packet, and records the event in a statistics counter.
SLIP	Serial Line Internet Protocol is TCP/IP over direct connections and modems, which allows one
	computer to connect to another or to a whole network.
SMDS	Switched Multi-megabit Data Service is a high-speed Metropolitan-Area Networking technology that
	behaves like a LAN.
SSHA	Netscape’s (iPlanet) enhancement of the SHA-1 algorithm which includes salted password data.
SNAP	SubNetwork Access Protocol is used when a SAP definition does not exist for the encapsulated user
	data protocol.
SSL	Secure Socket Layer is the protocol defined by Netscape that is used for encryption and authentication
	between two Internet entities. It uses public/private key certificates instead of shared secrets.
SVC	Switched Virtual Circuit is an L2TP-compatible media on top of which L2TP is directly encapsulated.
	SVCs are dynamically created, permitting tunnel media to be created dynamically in response to
	desired LNS-LAC connectivity requirements.

Cisco Access Registrar 3.5 Concepts and Reference Guide

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3.5 specifications

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