HP-UX AAA Server A.08.02 Administrator's Guide

IPv6 IPv6 is the new version of the Internet Protocol (IP) that builds on the current version of IP (IPv4).
IPv6 provides improvements in addressing, configuration, and security.
IRTF Internet Research Task Force.
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network.
ISP Internet service provider.
L - M - N
LAS Local Authorization Server.
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
Lightweight
Directory Access
Protocol
Used for directories providing naming, location, management, security, and other services for
Internet networking, abbreviated as LDAP.
Local Authorization
Server
A Local authorization server is the HP-UX AAA code that authorizes, accounts, and bill users
based on realms, abbreviated as LAS.
MS-CHAP Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol is an implementation of the CHAP protocol
that Microsoft created to authenticate remote Windows workstations. In most respects, MS-CHAP
is identical to CHAP, but there are a few differences. MS-CHAP is based on the encryption and
hashing algorithms used by Windows networks, and the MS-CHAP response to a challenge is in
a format optimized for compatibility with Windows operating systems.
NAI Network Access Identifier
NAS Network Access Server
navigation tree Refers to the navigation links on the left side of the Server Manager GUI.
Network Access
Server
A device that interfaces telephony circuits to the network, abbreviated as NAS.
Numbers and Symbols
Secure LAN
Advisor
The Secure LAN Advisor is an HTML tutorial/help system in the Server Manager GUI that walks
you through the tasks and Server Manager screens for securing WLANs with the HP-UX AAA
Server.
O - P - Q
OATH An industry-wide collaboration to develop an open-reference architecture for two-factor and OTP
authentication
OTP One-Time Password. This password is valid for one-time use only. Using an OTP reduces the risk
of an unauthorized intruder gaining access to the network.
PAP Password Authentication Protocol.
Password
Authentication
Protocol
A simple password protocol that transmits a user name and password across the network,
unencrypted, abbreviated as PAP.
PEAP (Protected
EAP)
Functionally very similar to TTLS, but does not encapsulate legacy authentication methods. PEAP
features include: Dynamic Key Exchange; Mutual Authentication; and, Encrypted Tunnelling.
Point-to-Point
Protocol
The standard protocol for dial-up networking. The family of standards covers many aspects
including authentication, encryption, compression, addressing, multi-protocols, etc., abbreviated
as PPP.
Policy Policy is a very broadly used term. To the AAA server, it means the conditionally applicable set
of attribute-value pairs that an AAA protocol, such as RADIUS, may support. HP-UX AAA policies
are simple or complex decisions that control the authentication, authorization, and accounting
process for a user's access request.
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol.
Protocol A set of rules established between two devices to allow communications to occur.
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