HP 800 User Manual page 561

Glossary
802.1X: A port-based authentication protocol that can dynamically
ActiveX: A Microsoft technology that enables interactive Web content.
agent: An information exchange process that works in conjunction
agentless credentials: When NAC 800 accesses and tests endpoints, it needs to know
The following terms and definitions are used in this book, and in other
ProCurve Management Software documentation.
vary encryption keys, and has three components: a supplicant,
an authenticator, and an authentication server.
ACL: Access control list – A list or set of rules that routers (and
other networking endpoints) use to control and regulate
access through the endpoint and subsequently onto the net-
work. In NAC 800, using this option restricts the network
access of non-compliant endpoints by assigning DHCP set-
tings on a quarantined network.
ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface – A specifica-
tion that establishes standard interfaces.
ACS: Access Control Server – A server that controls access to your
system. A Cisco® access policy control platform.
AD: Active Directory – A directory service included with
Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 that allows administrators
to manage end-user access to the network.
with clients and servers to perform tasks.
the administrator credentials for that endpoint. If your net-
work uses a Windows domain controller and the connecting
endpoint is a member of a configured domain, NAC 800 uses
the information supplied to access and test the endpoint.
AP: Access Point – The physical point at which an endpoint or
device connects to a network.
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