Network and Remote Access Terms

Question 1

ACL

Answer 1

Access Control List- a list that controls who/what can access certain resources

Question 2

NAC

Answer 2

Network Access Control- ensure only AUTHORIZED devices connect

Question 3

IDS

Answer 3

Intrusion Detection System- detects suspicious activity (but doesn’t stop it)

Question 4

IPS

Answer 4

Intrusion Prevention System- detects AND block attacks

Question 5

RDP

Answer 5

Remote Desktop Protocol- visually control a remote PC

Question 6

SSH

Answer 6

Secure Shell- encrypted remote command-line access

Question 7

SFTP

Answer 7

SSH File Transfer Protocol- secure file transfer over SSH

Question 8

SCP

Answer 8

Secure Copy Protocol- copies files via SSH

Question 9

FTPS

Answer 9

FTP over TLS/SSL- encrypted FTP

Question 10

ESP

Answer 10

Encapsulating Security Payload- encrypts + authenticates IP packets

Question 11

AH

Answer 11

Authentication Header- authenticates IP packets only, no encryption

Question 12

SPD

Answer 12

Security Policy Database- IPsec rules for traffic

Question 13

SAD

Answer 13

Security Association Database- stores active IPsec connections

Question 14

PFS

Answer 14

Perfect Forward Secrecy- new session keys for each connection

Question 15

VLAN

Answer 15

Virtual LAN- segments networks logically

Question 16

LAN

Answer 16

Local Area Network- a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area

Question 17

WWAN

Answer 17

Wireless Wide Area Network- cellular/mobile network

Question 18

PAN

Answer 18

Personal Area Network- very small network e.g., Bluetooth

Question 19

SIP

Answer 19

Session Initiation Protocol- sets up VoIP calls

Question 20

RTP

Answer 20

Real-Time Protocol- transmits audio/video stream

Question 21

SRTP

Answer 21

Secure RTP- encrypted version of RTP

Question 22

SHTTP

Answer 22

Secure HTTP- early secure web protocol (rarely used today)