Appendix A. Security+ Acronyms

Acronym

Stands for

3DES

Triple Data Encryption Standard

AAA

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

ACL

Access Control List

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

AES256

Advanced Encryption Standards, 256-bit

AH

Authentication Header

ALE

Annualized Loss Expectancy

AP

Access Point

ARO

Annualized Rate of Occurrence

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol

AUP

Acceptable Use Policy

BCP

Business Continuity Planning

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System

BOTS

Network Robots

CA

Certificate Authority

CAC

Common Access Card

CAN

Controller Area Network

CCMP

Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC Protocol

CCTV

Closed-Circuit Television

CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team

CHAP

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

CIRT

Computer Incident Response Team

CRC

Cyclical Redundancy ...

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