HP 314 manual Terminology, Glossary of security-related terms

Terminology

A glossary of security-related terms:

Acronym￿	Term￿	Definition￿
802.11b		The standard specification for wireless
		local area networks (WLAN), often
		called Wi-Fi.
802.1x		802.1x uses the protocol EAP
		(Extensible Authentication Protocol) to
		perform authentication when using a
		wireless network.
AES	Advanced Encryption Standard	A 128-bit block data encryption
		technique.
EAP	Extensible Authentication Protocol	A framework for transporting
		authentication protocols to secure
		networks: EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-
		TLS, and EAP-LEAP.
Encryption (WEP) EAP or IEEE		A set of security services used to protect
802.1x		802.11 networks from unauthorized
		access.
SSID	Service Set Identifier	A sequence of characters that uniquely
		identifies a Wi-Fi network. (This
		identification number uses a maximum
		number of 32 characters and is case
		sensitive.).
TKIP/AES	Temporal Key Integrity Protocol	Improved data encryption for WPA.
		TKIP provides stronger encryption than
		WEP.
VPN	Virtual Private Network	A way of providing users (for example,
		remote offices, telecommuters, etc.)
		secure access to their organization’s
		network by way of the Internet.
WAP	Wireless Access Point	Physical hardware or computer software
		that acts as a hub for users of wireless
		devices to connect to a local area
		network (LAN).
WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy	A security protocol designed to provide
		a wireless local area network (WLAN).
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network	WLAN is a wireless network in which a
		mobile user can connect to a local area
		network through a wireless connection.
WPA	Wi-Fi Protected Area	WPA works with 802.11 standard, and it
		secures a wireless network
		environment.

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