Stormshield SN series Configuration Manual page 440

ISAKMP (>Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol)
A protocol through which trusted transactions between TCP/IP entities are established.
K
Kernel
The core of the operating system.
L
LAN (Local Area Network)
A communications network that is spread out over a limited area, usually a building or a group of
buildings and uses clients and servers - the "clients" being a user's PC which makes requests
and the "servers" being the machine that supplies the programs or data requested.
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
A protocol or set of protocols used to access directory listings.
Leased line
A permanent telephone connection between two points, as opposed to dialup. Typically used by
enterprises to connect remote offices.
Load balancing
Distribution of processing and communications activity across a computer network to available
resources so that servers do not face the risk of being overwhelmed by incoming requests.
Logs
A record of user activity for the purpose of analyzing network activity.
M
MAC address (Media Access Control Address)
A hardware address that physically identifies each node of a network and is stored on a network
card or similar network interface. It is used for attributing a unique address at the data link level
in the OSI model.
Man-in-the-middle attack
Also known as a "replay attack", this consists of a security breach in which information is stored
without the user's authorization and retransmitted, giving the receiver the impression that he is
participating in an authorized operation. As a result of this, an attacker can intercept keys and
replace them with his own without the legitimate parties' knowledge that they are communicating
with an attacker in the middle.
MAP
This translation type allows converting an IP address (or n IP addresses) into another (or n IP
addresses) when going through the firewall, regardless of the connection source.
Modularity
Term describing a system that has been divided into smaller subsystems which interact with
each other.
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