Appendix A: Glossary

Q

quarantine The isolation of endpoints or systems to prevent potential infection of other endpoints or systems. The NAC 800 determines whether to quarantine an endpoint by applying the following policies in this order: access mode, temporarily quarantine/grant access setting, exceptions, NAC policies (the results of tests in the policy).

quarantine all An access mode that mandates that all endpoints be quarantined regardless of test results.

quarantine The way in which non-compliant endpoints are quarantined. The NAC 800 method supports three methods: 802.11X quarantine method, inline quarantine method,

and DHCP quarantine method. The quarantine method must be the same as the deployment method.

quarantine subnet A tightly controlled subnet that is isolated from the rest of the network. Quarantined endpoints are assigned to this subnet where the endpoints cannot access network resources except those that are defined by the network administrator.

QoS Quality of Service. A service provided by some network protocols such that the network prioritizes traffic or guarantees a particular level of performance to a type of data flow.

R

radio port See RP.

RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. An AAA protocol that allows a server to store all of the security information for a network in a single, central database. The server stores and manages end-user information so that it can authenticate the end-users. The server also maps end-users to the services that they are allowed to access. For more information, see RFC 2865 at http:// www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2865.txt.

RADIUS server A common type of AAA server. The RADIUS server authenticates end-users, using protocols such as PAP, CHAP, and EAP. If the end-user passes authentica- tion, the server authorizes access to the network based on policies such as valid access times. The server can also authorize the end-user for a specific level of access by sending dynamic settings for the NAS to enforce. As an accounting server, the RADIUS server can also be notified when a session starts and stops.

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