Appendix A: Glossary
lightweight See LDAP. directory access
protocol
load balancing Distribution of integrity checking among two or more devices. The NAC 800 distributes the testing of endpoints across all ESs in a cluster. The NAC 800 uses a hashing algorithm based on MAC or IP addresses to distribute the endpoints between the ESs.
M
malware Software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system. The term encompasses computer viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, and adware. In law, malware is sometimes known as a computer contaminant. Malware is not defective software that has a legitimate purpose but contains errors or bugs.
managed endpoint A network device that is forced to comply with the company’s security policies and is under administrative control.
management See MS. server
MD5
MIB Management Information Base. A set of network objects that can be managed with SNMP. For more information, see RFC 3418 at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/ rfc3418.txt.
mirroring, remote See remote mirroring.
MPPE Microsoft
PPPand VPN connections, which uses the RSA RC4 encryption algorithm. For more information, see RFCs 3078 at http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3078.