Appendix G. Security Glossary

You will encounter many of the acronyms, terms, and names listed in this glossary as you study or implement Internet security.

802.2

An Ethernet frame format as well as a standard. Learn more here: http://www.optimized.com/COMPENDI/EN-FrF83.htm.

802.3 SNAP

An Ethernet frame format. Learn more here: http://www.optimized.com/COMPENDI/EN-FrFSn.htm.

10BASE-2

Coaxial (thinwire) Ethernet that, by default, transports data to distances of 600 feet.

10BASE-5

Coaxial (thickwire) Ethernet that, by default, transports data to distances of 1,500 feet.

10BASE-T

Twisted pair Ethernet that, by default, transports data to distances of 600 feet.

100BASE-T

Twisted pair fast Ethernet that transmits data at 100Mbps.

abuse of privilege

A violation of ...

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