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QC See QuickConnect.
QuickConnect Functionality within ClearPass used to securely provision an Android, Windows, or OS X device
and configure it with network settings. QuickConnect's functionality is now incorporated within Onboard.
RADIUS Remote Access Dial-In User Server. Network access-control protocol for verifying and authenticating
users; provides AAA management. A RADIUS transaction might be 802.1X, MAC-Auth, or generic RADIUS.
RFC Request For Comments; a commonly-used format for Internet standards documents.
RFC 3576 Dynamic Authorization Dynamic authorization describes the ability to make changes to a visitor
account’s session while it is in progress. This might include disconnecting a session or updating some aspect of
the authorization for the session.
role Type of access being granted. ClearPass lets you define multiple roles. Such roles could include employee,
guest, team member, or press. Roles are used for both guest access (user role) and operator access to
ClearPass. See operator profile.
root CA Certificate authority that signs its own certificate (a self-signed certificate), and must be explicitly
trusted by users of the CA.
SAML Security Assertion Markup Language. XML-based framework for communicating user authentication,
entitlement, and attribute information. SAML enables single sign-on by allowing users to authenticate at an
identity provider and then access service providers without additional authentication.
SAN Subject Alternative Name. SANs let you specify a list of host names to be protected by a single SSL
certificate. Multiple domain names are secured by adding them to the Subject Alternative Name (SAN) field
during enrollment. The common name, or primary domain name, on the certificate must be a registered fully
qualified domain name.
SCP Secure copy; SCP Protocol. Network protocol that supports file transfers between hosts on a network.
SCEP Simple certificate enrollment protocol. Protocol for requesting and managing digital certificates.
self-signed certificate See root CA.
session Service provided by a NAS to an authorized user.
skin A Web site’s visual appearance, or “look and feel.” It can be thought of as a container that holds the
application, its layout, style sheet (font size and color for example), header and footer, and so forth.
Smarty Template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application
logic.
SMS Short Message System; a method for delivering short messages (up to 140 characters) to mobile phones.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A TCP/IP standard protocol for managing devices on IP
networks. Network administrators use SNMP to monitor and map network availability, and facilitate the
exchange of information between network devices.
SOAP Web Services SOAP Web services provide a way of transferring data across the Internet to integrate
Web-based applications. Web services let businesses share data and processes programmatically, and can be
added to a user interface to provide functionality. The SOAP interface is available to third-party applications
that will integrate with the W-ClearPass Guest Visitor Management Appliance. The API provides direct access to
the underlying functionality of the W-ClearPass Guest Visitor Management Appliance. Developers wishing to
provide integrated applications can use the API to programmatically perform actions that would otherwise
require manual operation of the user interface.
SoH Statement of Health.
sponsor See operator.
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