3Com WX1200 3CRWX120695A Configuration Manual page 698

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LOSSARY
seed
SentrySweep™
session
Session Initialization
Protocol
service set identifier
SHA
shared secret
SIP
Spanning Tree
Protocol
SSH
SSID
(1) An input to a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), that is
generally the combination of two or more inputs. (2) The Wireless
Switch (WX) that distributes information to all the WX switches in a
Mobility Domain™ group.
A radio frequency (RF) detection sweep that runs continuously on the
disabled radios in a Mobility Domain™ group. See also RF detection
sweep.
A related set of communication transactions between an authenticated
user (client) and the specific station to which the client is bound.
See SIP.
See SSID.
Secure hashing algorithm. A one-way hashing algorithm used in many
authentication algorithms and also for key derivation in many
algorithms. A SHA produces a 160-bit hash.
A static key distributed by an out-of-band mechanism to both the
sender and receiver. Also known as a shared key or preshared key
(PSK), a shared secret is used as input to a one-way hash algorithm.
When a shared secret is used for authentication, if the hash output of
both sender and receiver is the same, they share the same secret and
are authenticated. A shared secret can also be used for encryption key
generation and key derivation.
Session Initialization Protocol. A signaling protocol that establishes
real-time calls and conferences over IP networks.
See STP.
Secure Shell protocol. A Telnet-like protocol that establishes an
encrypted session.
Service set identifier. The unique name shared among all computers
and other devices in a wireless LAN (WLAN).