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Glossary
GL-2
365-360-001R6.0
Issue 1, December 2008
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AUTHENTICATION KEY
A signature that identifies itself to the NAS to insure an additional layer of security
AUTHENTICATION REQUEST
This data packet identifies the NAS, the port used for connection, the user name, and the password.
The password is encrypted to insure extra security.
AUTHENTICATION SOURCE
This term refers to two items that relate to password verification. It is the place where a user’s
password is stored, such as a user profile. It is also an external service that authenticates a user, such
as a secure token server.
AUTHORIZATION
Process of validating that the user is allowed to do what was requested
B
BASE-NAME
A name assigned by a system administrator to a specific user account (See NAI and REALM)
C
CHAP
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
CGI
Common Gateway Interface—a means of transferring data between a Web server and a CGI
application in order to interact with users
CHECK-ITEMS
Information that the server uses to determine how to respond to a RADIUS request (See
VERIFICATION ATTRIBUTES)
CIDR
Classless Internet Domain Routing—A means to define a group of IP addresses using one IP
address followed by a forward slash (/) and a number, such as 192.168.5.0/24
CLIENT
Application or machine that requests resources for its use from the server
COMMUNITY STRING
Character string that allows access to a database
CONFIGURATION SERVER
System that is used by the Server Managment Tool to collect server configuration information and
statistical information regarding the 8950 AAA Server and the Universal State Server
CPU
Central Processing Unit