Acronyms (Page 9) Flashcards
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
A tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks (VPNs).
LAN
Local Area Network
A network that connects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building.
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
An open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol network.
LEAP
Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
A proprietary wireless LAN authentication method developed by Cisco Systems.
MaaS
Monitoring as a Service
A type of cloud service that involves the use of remote monitoring tools to manage and monitor the infrastructure of a company.
MAC
Mandatory Access Control
A type of access control in which the operating system constrains the ability of a subject or initiator to access or generally perform some sort of operation on an object or target.
MAC
Media Access Control
A unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller for use as a network address in communications within a network segment.
MAC
Message Authentication Code
A short piece of information used to authenticate a message and to provide integrity and authenticity assurances on the message.
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
A network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN).
MBR
Master Boot Record
A special type of boot sector at the very beginning of a partitioned computer mass storage devices.
MD5
Message Digest 5
A widely used cryptographic hash function that produces a 128-bit (16-byte) hash value.
MDF
Main Distribution Frame
A signal distribution frame for connecting equipment (inside plant) to cables and subscriber carrier equipment (outside plant).
MDM
Mobile Device Management
A type of security software used by an IT department to monitor, manage, and secure employees’ mobile devices that are deployed across multiple mobile service providers and across multiple mobile operating systems being used in the organization.
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
An electronic authentication method in which a user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence to an authentication mechanism.
