VPN Tutorial - Glossary of Terms
Glossary
BLUE-Active Directory: A directory service from Microsoft Corporation, that also integrates with the user organization’s DNS (Domain Name System) structure.
Encryption: To alter (a file, for example) using a secret code so as to be unintelligible to unauthorized parties.
Gateway: A deprecated term for a device that enables data to flow between different network.
Host: A computer containing data or programs that another computer can access by means of a network or modem.
NetID: This is the ID assigned to any Creighton employee or student. This ID consists of three characters followed by five numeric digits.
Network: A system of computers interconnected by telephone wires or other means in order to share information.
Security: the protective measure or controls prescribed to safeguard a system.
Server: a computer in a network that is used to provided services (as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of email) to other computers in the network.
VPN-Virtual Private Network: is a connection that is established over an existing ‘public’ network using encryption or authentication to secure its Payload.
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