Glossary

Access Control: - Operating systems limit access to computer system resources and services by authentication of the user and other access rules.
ACL: - Access Control List, grants access to file or object to anyone in list associated with a file or object.
ACK: - Acknowledgment. A packet of information sent from a receiving computer that acknowledges receipt of data.
Anonymous Remailer: - A program that removes an email message's sender and location before sending the message to the destination.
Application Gateway: - A program that restricts access to services across a firewall boundary.
Authentication: - The process of verifying the identity of a user before access is allowed to a system.
Authorization: - After authentication, the user is allowed the use of specific system resources that have been granted to that user.
Backdoor: - Once a hacker breaks into a system, code can be inserted somewhere on the system to create a secret backdoor that allows unauthorized access.
Bastion Host: - A computer usually located on the DMZ that often hosts the web site, email or a gateway to the network that has very high security features. It is often a machine that is accessed by the public or is the first line of defense to your network.
Confidentiality: - Assurance of privacy of information (usually by encryption).
COTS: - Commercial Off The Shelf hardware or software.
B1: Labeled Security Protection as specified in DoD 5200.28-STD
Certificate Authority: - A trusted system that digitally signs certificates to...

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