HP-UX AAA Server A.08.00.01 Administrator's Guide

SLS Service Level Specification.
Soft Token Software that enables an existing smart phone or PDA to act as a one-time password token
SQL Access A feature that allows AAA Server to interact with an SQL compliant database.
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TLS
(Transport
Layer
Security)
Uses TLS (also known as SSL) to authenticate the client using its digital certificate. Note: some
wireless supplicants require specific extensions to support certificates for EAP. TLS features
include: Dynamic Key Exchange; Mutual Authentication; Digital Certificate/Token Card-based
Authentication; and, Encrypted Tunnelling.
Token See Simultaneous Access Token.
Token Pool A token pool contains a number of tokens belonging to some organization and having a given
name. These tokens may be shared among one or more realms.
TTLS (Tunnelled-Transport Layer Security)
Can carry additional EAP or legacy authentication methods like PAP and CHAP. Integrates with
the widest variety of password storage formats and existing password-based authentication
systems. Wireless supplicants available for a large number of clients. TTLS features include:
Dynamic Key Exchange; Mutual Authentication; Password-based Authentication; and, Encrypted
Tunnelling.
Tunneling A secure connection between a client workstation and an intranet or other network, that provides
a VPN to a user. This connection may be a voluntary tunnel initiated by the client or a compulsory
tunnel initiated during authentication by a server or other dedicated network equipment.
Users Individuals whom the AAA server must authenticate and authorize before by they can access an
organization’s service, such as Internet access through an ISP.
Virtual
Private
Network
A network service offered by public carriers in which the user is provided a network that in many
ways appears as if it is a private network (user-unique addressing, network management
capabilities, dynamic reconfiguration, etc.) but which, in fact, is provided over the carrier's public
network facilities, abbreviated as VPN.
VPN Virtual Private Network.
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