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APPENDIX G GLOSSARY
8E6 TECHNOLOGIES, R3000 ENTERPRISE FILTER AUTHENTICATION USER GUIDE 247
APPENDIX G
Glossary
This glossary includes definitions for terminology used in
this user guide.
ADS - Active Directory Services is a Windows 2000 direc-
tory service that acts as the central authority for network
security, by letting the operating system validate a user's
identity and control his or her access to network resources.
attribute - A component of a group base or Distinguished
Name (DN) that has a type and value. Attribute types
include "cn" for common name, "dc" for domain component,
and “ou” for organizational unit.
authentication method - A way to validate users on a
network. Methods include SMB/NT (referred to as “NT”
throughout this user guide) and LDAP.
authentication server - The domain controller on a
domain. This server is used for authenticating users on the
network.
block setting - A setting assigned to a service port or library
category when creating a rule, or when setting up a filtering
profile or the minimum filtering level. If an item is given a
block setting, users will be denied access to it.
common name (cn) - An attribute type entered for a user-
name and group when using LDAP.
directory - This information source on a server contains
attribute-based data relevant to a DN entry.