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| Word/Term |
Definition |
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| Teardrop Attack |
|
| Terminal
Access Controller Access Control System |
Terminal
Access Controller Access Control System (i.e., TACACS)
uses the User Datagram Protocol (i.e., UDP) as its
transport protocol. |
| Terminal
Access Controller Access Control System Plus |
Terminal
Access Controller Access Control System Plus (i.e., TACACS+)
uses the Transmission Control Protocol (i.e., TCP) as its
transport protocol. |
| Terminate
and Stay Resident Virus |
A Terminate
and Stay Resident Virus (i.e., TSR) is a type of memory-resident
virus. After infecting a host, it leaves a resident portion
of itself in Random Access Memory (i.e., RAM) and comprimises
the operating system's ability to carry out commands by injecting
its own. By doing so it can cause a great deal of damage and
even remain undetected as it may appear to be a legitimate
background service. |
| Thinnet |
Thinnet (i.e., 10Base2) is comprimsed of coaxial cable with a maximum speed of 10Mbps and a maxumum length of 185 meters. |
| Token |
A token
is used for authentication and is not considered a physical
security device. They also do not provide single sign-on (i.e.,
SSO) authentication. With a Token, each and every time a
service is authenticated, a new passphrase is required. |
| Transport
Layer Security |
Transport
Layer Security (i.e., TLS) uses a combination of public key
encryption, key exchanges, and X.509 digital certificate validation
in its 6-step handshake process. It is considered by some
to be a very flexible successor to SSL V3, but is not compatible
with it. |
| Triples Data Encryption Standard |
Triples
Data Encryption Standard (i.e., DES) is a 168-bit algorithm. |
