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10 Appendixes
10.1 Glossary
One Time Password Generic authentication protocol requiring the use of dynamic non-reusable passwords.
Challenge Response Generic authentication protocol requiring the use of a bi-directional information exchange
between client and server.
Brute Force Attack Malicious attack with aiming at accessing reserved information in every way possible
DoS, Denial Of
Service Attack
Malicious attack aiming at making a public service inoperative, even only temporarily
Time-Based Type of OTP devices for authentication using time-based information in the authentication
process. The time-based devices are objectively more secure that event-based devices.
Event-Based Type of OTP devices for authentication using incremental-based information in the
authentication process.
Thread-safe A function that can be executed correctly and simultaneously by several threads.
NTP, Network Time
Protocol
Internet protocol for synchronizing the computer clocks.
Time server Server implementing the NTP protocol.