Acronyms (Page 12)

Question 1

P2P

Answer 1

Peer to Peer

A decentralized communications model in which each party has the same capabilities and either party can initiate a communication session.

Question 2

PaaS

Answer 2

Platform as a Service

A category of cloud computing services that provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with developing and launching an app.

Question 3

PAC

Answer 3

Proxy Auto Configuration

A method used by web browsers to select an appropriate proxy server automatically.

Question 4

PAM

Answer 4

Privileged Access Management

A comprehensive approach to controlling and monitoring privileged access to critical assets and systems.

Question 5

PAM

Answer 5

Pluggable Authentication Modules

A mechanism to integrate multiple low-level authentication schemes into a high-level application programming interface (API).

Question 6

PAP

Answer 6

Password Authentication Protocol

A simple, plaintext password authentication protocol.

Question 7

PAT

Answer 7

Port Address Translation

A feature of a network device that translates TCP or UDP communications made between hosts on a private network and hosts on a public network.

Question 8

PBKDF2

Answer 8

Password-based Key Derivation Function 2

A key derivation function that is part of RSA Laboratories’ Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) series, sepcifically PKCS #5 v2.0.

Question 9

PBX

Answer 9

Private Branch Exchange

A private telephone network used within a company or organization.

Question 10

PCAP

Answer 10

Packet Capture

The act of capturing data packets crossing a specific segment of a network.

Question 11

PCI DSS

Answer 11

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

A set of security standards designed to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.

Question 12

PDU

Answer 12

Power Distribution Unit

A device fitted with multiple outputs designed to distribute electric power, especially to racks of computers and networking equipment located within a data center.

Question 13

PEAP

Answer 13

Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol

A method to securely transmit authentication information, including passwords, over wireless networks.

Question 14

PED

Answer 14

Personal Electronic Device

A small electronic device typically used for personal tasks such as communication, data management, and recreation.

Question 15

PEM

Answer 15

Privacy Enhanced Mail

A de facto standard for secure email in the Internet community.

Question 16

PFS

Answer 16

Perfect Forward Secrecy

A property of secure communication protocols in which compromise of long-term keys does not compromise past session keys.

Question 17

PGP

Answer 17

Pretty Good Privacy

An encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication.