Glossary - Dell OpenManage Network Manager Client Manual

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Refers to mechanisms and policies that restrict access to computer
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CCESS ONTROL
resources. An access control list (ACL), for example, specifies what operations different users
can perform on specific files and directories.
A signal alerting the user to an error or fault. Alarms are produced by events. Alarms
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LARM
produce a message within the Alarm Window.
Application Programing Interface—A set of routines used by the application to direct
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the performance of procedures by the computer's operating system.
The process of determining the identity of a user that is attempting to
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UTHENTICATION
access a network. Authentication occurs through challenge/response, time-based code
sequences or other techniques. See CHAP and PAP.
The process of determining what types of activities or access are permitted on
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UTHORIZATION
a network. Usually used in the context of authentication: once you have authenticated a user,
they may be authorized to have access to a specific service.
Class of Service—Describes the level of service provided to a user. Also provides a way of
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O
managing traffic in a network by grouping similar types of traffic.
An organized collection of Oware objects.
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ATABASE
The distribution of solution blades throughout the domain.
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EPLOYMENT
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IGITAL ERTIFICATE
credentials when doing business or other transactions on the Web. It is issued by a certification
authority (CA). It contains your name, a serial number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate
holder's public key (used for encrypting and decrypting messages and digital signatures), and the
digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a recipient can verify that the certifi-
cate is real.
A goal-oriented environment that can include an industry, company, or department.
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OMAIN
You can use Oware to create solutions within your particular domain.
Scrambling data in such a way that it can only be unscrambled through the
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NCRYPTION
application of the correct cryptographic key.
A network device managed by the system.
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QUIPMENT
An Ethernet Trunk service represents a point-to-point connection between
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THERNET RUNK
two ports of two devices. Ethernet frames transported by the connection are encapsulated
according to IEEE 802.1Q protocol. The each tag ID value in 802.1Q encapsulated Ethernet
frames distinguishes an Ethernet traffic flow. Thus, an Ethernet trunk can aggregate multiple
Ethernet VLANs through a same connection which is why "trunk" describes these.
A digital certificate is an electronic "credit card" that establishes your
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