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ActiveSync
Mobile data synchronization app developed by Microsoft that allows a mobile device to be synchronized with
either a desktop or a server running compatible software products.
AD
Microsoft Active Directory. Directory server that stores information about a variety of things, such as organ-
izations, sites, systems, users, shares, and other network objects or components. It also provides authen-
tication and authorization mechanisms, and a framework within which related services can be deployed.
agent
Agents such as persistent agents, dissolvable agents, or the W-ClearPass OnGuard Unified Agent perform
device fingerprinting, posture assessments, and health checks. See also dissolvable agent, persistent agent,
native agent, and OnGuard.
AirGroup
Application that allows end users to register their personal mobile devices on a local network and define a
group of friends or associates who are allowed to share them. Primarily designed for colleges and other insti-
tutions. AirGroup configuration is distributed across the Dell mobility controller, W-ClearPass Policy Manager,
and W-ClearPass Guest.
Amigopod
Original name of the W-ClearPass Guest application. No longer used, but still appears in some syntax.
app
Application.
application identifier
Unique identifier generated when a provisioning profile is created. In combination with the approved domain,
it allows app distribution.
audit server
Evaluates the health of clients that do not have an installed agent, or that cannot respond to Policy Manager
interactions. Audit servers typically operate in lieu of authentication methods, authentication sources, or
internal posture policies and posture servers.
authentication
Verification of a user’s credentials, typically a username and password.
authentication source
Identity repository against which Policy Manager verifies identity. W-ClearPass supports the following authen-
tication source types: Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP-compliant directories, RSA or other RADIUS-based
token servers, and SQL database, as well as Static Host lists for MAC-based authentication.
authorization
Authorization controls the type of access that an authenticated user is permitted to have.
authorization source
Collects attributes for use in role-mapping rules. You specify the attributes you want to collect when you con-
figure the authentication source. W-ClearPass supports the following authorization source types: Microsoft