GLOSSARY
3DES Triple DES encryption—three rounds of DES encryption used to improve security.
802.11 A family of standards that describe network protocols for wireless devices.
802.1X An IEEE standard for performing authentication over networks.
acceptable use policy (AUP) A policy that communicates to users what specific uses of computer resources are permitted.
access A subject’s ability to perform specific operations on an object, such as a file. Typical access levels include read, write, execute, and delete.
access control Mechanisms or methods used to determine what access permissions subjects (such as users) have for specific objects (such as files).
access control list (ACL) A list associated with an object (such as a file) that identifies ...
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