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Computer Incident Response Team


A generic term for an expert group that handles computer security incidents.
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Authentication


Security architecture framework designed for:
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Access control list


A mechanism that implements access control for a system resource by enumerating the identities of the system entities that are permitted to access the resource.
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Advanced Encryption Standard


Symmetric-key encryption standard comprising three block ciphers, AES-128, AES-192 and AES-256. Each of these ciphers has a 128-bit block size, with key sizes of 128, 192 and 256 bits, respectively. W [..]
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authentication header


A component of the Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) protocol suite designed to provide connectionless data integrity service and data origin authentication service for IP datagrams, and (optionally) [..]
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Annualized loss expectancy


A risk assessment formula defining probable financial loss due to a risk over a one year period. It is defined as: Annualized Loss Expectancy (ALE) = Annual Rate of Occurrence (ARO) x Single Loss Expe [..]
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Access point


Device or software that allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network. Often used as interchangeable term for a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
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Application Programming Interface


A collection of code that allows computer programmers to speed up the process of creating software applications. The main advantage from using APIs comes from the fact that they usually contain many r [..]
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Application service provider


A vendor that provides application functionality and associated services across a network to multiple customers using a rental or usage-based transaction-pricing model.
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Address Resolution Protocol


A low-level computer networking protocol used for resolution of a Network Layer address (IP) into a Data Link Layer address (Ethernet MAC address).
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