Network+ Guide to Networks, Chapter 12, Part 2

Security

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PGP (pretty good privacy)
Key based encryption system for e-mail that uses a two-step verification process
Phishing
A practice in which a person attempts to glean access or authentication information by posing as someone who needs that information
PKI (public key infrastructure)
Use of certificate authorities to associate public keys with certain users.
Port authentication
Technique in which a client identity is verified by an authentication server before a port, whether physical or logical, is opened for the client's Layers 3 traffic
Port forwarding
The process of redirecting traffic from its normally assigned port to a different port, either on the clients or server. In the case of using SSH , it can send data exchanges that are normally insecure through encrypted tunnels.
Port mirroring
Monitoring technique in which one port on a switch is configured to send a copy of all its traffic to a second port
Port scanner
Software that searches a server, switch, router, or other device for open ports which can be vulnerable to attack
Principal
In Kerberos terminology , a user or client
Private key encryption
A type of key encryption in which the sender and receiver use a key to which only they have access. DES which was developed by IBM in the 1970 is a popular example of it. it is also called symmetric encryption
Proxy server
Network host that runs a proxy service. Proxy servers may also be called gateways
Proxy service
Software application on a network host that acts as an intermediary between the external and internal networks, screening all incoming and outgoing traffic and providing one address to the outside world , instead of revealing the addresses of internal LAN devices.
Public key encryption
Form of key encryption in which data is encrypted using two keys one is a key known only to a user, and the other is a key associated with the user and that can be obtained from a public source, such as a public key server. examples of public key algorithms include RSA and Diffie-Hellman. it is also known as asymmetric encryption
Public key server
A publicly available host (such as an Internet host) that provides free access to a list of user's public keys
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service)
Protocol that runs over UDP and provides centralized network authentication and accounting for multiple user it is commonly used with dial-up networking, VPNs and wireless connection
RADIUS server
Server that offers centralized authentication services to a network access server, VPN server or wireless access point via the RADIUS protocol