Glossary
- ASA (Adaptive Security Algorithm)—
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A Cisco proprietary methodology of ensuring security.
- CBAC (Context-based Access Control)—
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A Cisco proprietary method of allowing returning traffic through a router only after packets requesting that session have traveled out the same interface.
- DoS (denial of service)—
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A form of attack that attempts to deny the availability of a network or host, usually by overwhelming that network or host with requests.
- NAT (Network Address Translation)—
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NAT is the process where the source or destination address of IP packets is changed as these packets traverse a router or firewall. NAT allows a network using private IP addresses to connect to the Internet using public IP addresses.
- RADIUS (Remote Access Dial-In ...
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