Nortel BayStack Instant Internet 100-S Using Manual page 316

316 Glossary
authentication
The process of identifying an individual (usually by username and password)
or system (by an authentication algorithm). When you configure IPsec for a
VPN, you can choose from MD5, SHA, and null.
B8ZS
Bipolar with B-Zero Substitution.
baud
The signaling rate of a line; the number of voltage or frequency transitions per
second.
Bindery
In Novell NetWare products, this is a database that contains information about
all the users, workstations, servers, and other objects recognized by the server.
Instant Internet adopts the information about the users.
BNC connector
A small coaxial connector with a half-twist locking shell.
BootP
bootstrap protocol. A protocol that allows a diskless workstation to boot and
obtain necessary information, such as an IP address.
CES
Contivity Extranet Switch.
CGI
Common Gateway Interface.
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. A method of establishing
security on PPP links where the peers must share a plain text "secret."
The caller sends a challenge message to its receiving peer and the receiver
responds with a value it calculates based on the secret. The first peer then
matches the response with its own calculation of what the response should be.
If the values match, the link is established.
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