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Glossary
802.1X IEEE standard for port-based network access control.
Access-Accept Response from RADIUS server indicating successful authentication, and containing authorization
information.
Access-Reject Response from RADIUS server indicating a user is not authorized.
Access-Request RADIUS packet sent to a RADIUS server requesting authorization.
Accounting-Request RADIUS packet type sent to a RADIUS server containing accounting summary information.
Accounting-Response RADIUS packet sent by the RADIUS server to acknowledge receipt of an Accounting-
Request.
accounting session time Length of time the guest has been using the network.
accounting Process of recording summary information about network access by users and devices.
authentication Verification of a user’s credentials, typically a username and password.
authorization Authorization controls the type of access that an authenticated user is permitted to have.
BYOD Bring your own device. Refers to the trend of personal mobile devices being used with enterprise network
infrastructure.
CA See Certificate Authority .
captive portal Implemented by NAS. Provides access to network only to authorized users.
certificate authority Entity in a public key infrastructure system that issues certificates to clients. A certificate
signing request received by the CA is converted into a certificate when the CA adds a signature that is generated
with the CA’s private key. See digital certificate , private key , and public key infrastructure .
common name (CN) See distinguished name .
$criteria Array that consists of one or more criteria on which to perform a data based search. This array is used for
advanced cases where pre-defined helper functions do not provide required flexibility.
CRL Certificate revocation list. List of revoked certificates maintained by a certificate authority and regularly
updated.
CSV Comma-separated values.
device provisioning Process of preparing a device for use on an enterprise network, by creating the appropriate access
credentials and setting up the network connection parameters.
digital certificate Contains identification data (see distinguished name ) and the public key portion of a
public/private key pair, and a signature that is generated by a certificate authority. The signature ensures the integrity
of the data in the certificate (only the certificate authority can create valid certificates).
Disconnect-Ack NAS response packet to a Disconnect-Request, indicating that the session was disconnected.
Disconnect-Nak NAS response packet to a Disconnect-Request, indicating that the session could not be
disconnected.