F - G
- failover.
Allows two separate devices on a network to provide redundancy to the security infrastructure. If one unit fails, the other picks up.
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
Application protocol, part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for transferring files between network nodes. FTP is defined in RFC 959.
- firewall.
Device or software package designated as a buffer between any connected public networks and a private network. A firewall uses access lists and other methods to ensure the security of the private network.
- generic routing encapsulation (GRE).
Tunneling protocol developed by Cisco that can encapsulate a variety of protocol packet types inside IP tunnels, creating a virtual point-to-point link to Cisco routers at remote points over ...
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