Appendix A: Glossary

lightweight See LDAP. directory accessprotocol

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.

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MAC-AuthMAC Authentication. Authentication that is based on the endpoint’s MAC address rather than on the user’s credentials. MAC-Auth does not require device configuration or end-user interaction; instead, the authenticator handles sending the MAC address to the authentication server to be checked against black lists and white lists.

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 Message-Digest algorithm 5. A hash algorithm used to create digital signa- tures. MD5 is a one-way hash function that transforms and condenses data into a fixed string of digits called a message digest. A variety of protocols use MD5 to check a message’s data integrity as well as authenticate the sender. Some protocols, such as EAP-MD5, require passwords to be transmitted as hashes rather than in plaintext. For more information, see RFC 1321 at http:/ /tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1321.

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 Point-to-Point Encryption. A protocol for encrypting data across

PPPand VPN connections, which uses the RSA RC4 encryption algorithm. For more information, see RFCs 3078 at http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3078.

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