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IMAP Internet Messaging Access Protocol is a next generation e-mail
protocol that is likely to replace POP (Post Office Protocol) for Internet
Mail Servers. IMAP allows users to create and manage mail folders
over the WAN, as well as to scan message headers and then download
only selected messages. IMAP is the current version ratified.
Internet Control Message Protocol A type of data packet used on
TCP/IP networks that facilitates the transmission of various types of
error and other information concerning the delivery of data packets
over the network.
IP Internet Protocol. An IP address that enables a computer to be iden-
tified on the Internet while the user is online.
IP Address An Internet address that is a unique number consisting of
four parts separated by dots sometimes called a dotted squad. Each of
the four parts is a number from 0 to 255. Every computer has an IP
address.
IPSEC A collection of IP security measures that comprise an optional
tunneling protocol. An encapsulating security payload header encrypts
the entire datagram, based on the encryption algorithm chosen by the
implementers.
IP Spoofing A technique used to gain unauthorized access to comput-
ers, whereby the intruder sends messages to a computer with an IP
address indicating that the message is coming from a trusted host. To
engage in IP spoofing, a hacker must first use a variety of techniques to
find an IP address of a trusted host and then modify the packet headers
so that it appears that the packets are coming from that host. Some
routers and firewalls arrangements can offer protection against IP
spoofing.
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