Specifications

Glossary
Glossary-2
Authentication - Process whereby the identity of a person or process is verified. The BSC
authenticates users by matching submitted user credentials against its internal database
and an external RADIUS or LDAP/Active Directory server.
Authorization - Process whereby the network resources, enterprise destinations, and
bandwidth a user can access are defined. You can implement authorization in the BSC by
assigning a role to each user.
Authorized Station - An authorized station is an Access Point or client station that the you
know about.
B
Bluetooth - A specification for short-range radio links between mobile computers, mobile
phones, digital cameras, and other portable devices.
BSC - The abbreviation BSC refers to all models of the BlueSecure Controller product
family.
C
CAS (Central Authentication Service) - CAS is an authentication method developed at
Yale that enables single sign-on across multiple web applications.
Channel - 802.11 radios operate on multiple different channels. Each country is
allocated a set of channels that it can use.
Client - A wireless device that connects to the WLAN via an access point. A client is
typically a laptop or desktop PC, but also can be a PDA, phone, or printer with an
802.11 network adaptor.
COSIGN authentication - An open source project originally designed to provide the
University of Michigan with a secure single sign-on web authentication system.
D
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - You may configure the Bluesocket BSC to
dynamically assign IP addresses to wireless clients by running a DHCP server on the BSC
or by running a DHCP relay agent on the protected side of the network.
Digital Certificate - A digital certificate is a statement signed by an independent and
trusted third party testifying to the identify of an organization or individual. A digital
certificate is issued by a certification authority It contains the subject name, a serial
number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public key (used for
encrypting messages and digital signatures), and the digital signature of the certificate-
issuing authority so that a recipient can verify that the certificate is real. The BSC supports
digital certificate authentication.
DNS (Domain Name System) - A general-purpose distributed, replicated, data query
service chiefly used for translating hostnames into Internet addresses. The BSC runs a
DNS service.
DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) - You can set QoS parameters for traffic
priority and differentiated services code point (DSCP) marking for a BSC network service.
E
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) - An authentication protocol that supports
multiple authentication methods, such as Kerberos, passwords, or smart cards.