Secure Computing sidewinder Startup Manual page 62

Glossary
Quick Start Wizard
RAID (redundant array of
individual disks)
registration
registration key
router
safe mode
secondary name server
SecureOS™
server
SMTP (simple mail
transport protocol)
subnet
Telnet
Type Enforcement®
URL (universal resource
locator)
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A Windows-based program that allows you to create an initial configuration for
your Sidewinder.
Information is stored on multiple hard disks to provide redundancy. Using
RAID can improve performance and fault-tolerance.
The process of authenticating one Sidewinder system to an HA cluster or
One-To-Many cluster. This process establishes an encrypted, trusted
connection between the two systems.
Character string used for authentication during the registration process.
A network device that forwards data between two or more networks, delivering
them to their final destination or to another router.
See failure mode.
DNS server that downloads and records a backup copy of domain information
from a primary DNS server.
The UNIX-based operating system used in a Sidewinder system. SecureOS is
built upon FreeBSD and includes Type Enforcement security mechanisms.
A computer system that provides services (such as FTP) to a network, or a
program running on a host that offers a service to other hosts on a network.
For example, file servers provide access to files. Computers that run server
programs are often called servers.
The TCP/IP protocol that transfers electronic mail as it moves through the
system.
A network addressing scheme that separates a single network into a number
of smaller physical networks to simplify routing.
A TCP/IP protocol that directs the exchange of character-oriented data during
a client-to-server session.
Secure Computing's patented security technology that protects against
intruders by preventing someone from taking over the UNIX operating system
within a Sidewinder
appliance
damage.
Provides the address of specific documents on the Web. Every Internet file
has a unique URL indicating the name of the server, the directory, and the
specific document.
and accessing critical files or doing other