Administrator Guide
role
Type of access being granted. W-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 W-
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.
S
SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language. XML-based framework for communicating user authentication, enti-
tlement, and attribute information. SAML enables single sign-on by allowing users to authenticate at an iden-
tity 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 enroll-
ment. The common name, or primary domain name, on the certificate must be a registered fully qualified
domain name.
SCEP
Simple certificate enrollment protocol. Protocol for requesting and managing digital certificates.
SCP
Secure copy; SCP Protocol. Network protocol that supports file transfers between hosts on a network.
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 applic-
ation, 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. Net-
work administrators use SNMP to monitor and map network availability, and facilitate the exchange of inform-
ation between network devices.
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