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Acronyms Flashcards

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SLAAC

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Stateless Address AutoConfiguration - Hosts self-assign an IPv6 address based on the requested network prefix

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LACP

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Link Aggregation Control Protocol - 802.1ad - allows for multiple ports to act as one, providing redundency

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VRRP

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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

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HSRP

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Hot Standby Redundancy Protocol - Cisco preferred

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FHRP

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First Hop Redundancy Protocol

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DMZ

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Screened Subnet

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ACL

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Access Control List - used to track/list exceptions in a firewall, for example
Source and destination IP, and the type of traffic allowed/blocked
Implicit Deny Any

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SPAN

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Switch Port ANalyzer - Port Mirroring

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TAP

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Traffic Analysis Point - connected to a port and passively captures and replicates network traffic for analysis

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IDS

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Intrusion Detection System - logs traffic and warns but does not prevent, inline or not inline

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IPS

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Intrusion Prevention System - Permits or denies traffic, logs traffic, and is inline

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UTM, NGFW

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Unified Threat Management, AKA Next-gen Firewalls

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13
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IPSec

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Framework for VPN technology

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Headend

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VPN hub

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mGRE

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Multipoint Generic Route Encapsulation Tunnel - point to multipoint links over IP networks, hub-and-spoke, no encryption

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RDG

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Remote Desktop Gateway - server that enables users to connect to remote computers over the network, acts as a gateway, provides encryption, uses RDP

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SIP

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Session Initiation Protocol - signaling protocol used to establish, modify, and terminate multimedia sessions such as voip and video calls

“Build up, tear down”

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RTMP

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Real-Time Messaging Protocol - streaming protocol to transmit audio and video over the internet, i.e. youtube

“In between” protocol, meaning doesn’t establish/terminate the connection

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QoS

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Quality of Service - set of technology and techniques used to manage and optimize the performance of a network

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SNMP

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Simple Network Messaging Protocol

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