Administrator Guide

Identity Provider

Service that authenticates a user or client identity and issues security tokens for ACS.

IdP

Service that authenticates a user or client identity and issues security tokens for ACS.

Insight

W-ClearPass analytics and reporting application.

intermediate CA

Certificate authority with a certificate that was issued by another certificate authority. See trust chain.

iOS

Operating system from Apple, Inc. for mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

jailbroken

Condition of an iOS device that has been modified in order to download applications, extensions, or themes

not authorized by Apple. The term is also sometimes used to describe similar activity on non-Apple devices.

The legal implications of jailbreaking a device vary by country and by device.

Java-based Agent

Browser-based dissolvable agent that can run on any system; "cross-platform". Because the latest Java ver-

sion is always required for a Java-based agent to work, frequent Java updates are needed. Java-based agents

can also be susceptible to security vulnerabilities. See also native agent, dissolvable agent, persistent agent,

and OnGuard.

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LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.Communications protocol used to store and retrieve information about

users and other objects in a directory.

MAC address

Media Access Control Address. Unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a net-

work. A device may have a wired network address and a wireless network address.

MAC auth

MAC Authentication Method. Authenticates devices based on their MAC address. MAC authentication might

be the only method of client authentication or clients may also be required to authenticate themselves using

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