Troubleshooting guide

C: Glossary 115
RSA Authentication Manager 6.1 to 8.1 Migration Guide
requests
Allows users to enroll, as well as request tokens, the on-demand tokencode service,
and user group membership.
Request Approver
A predefined administrative role that grants permission to approve requests from users
for user enrollment, tokens, or user group membership.
risk-based authentication (RBA)
An authentication method that analyzes the user’s profile, authentication history, and
authentication device before granting access to a protected resource.
risk engine
In Authentication Manager, the risk engine intelligently assesses the authentication
risk for each user. It accumulates knowledge about each user’s device and behavior
over time. When the user attempts to authenticate, the risk engine refers to its
collected data to evaluate the risk. The risk engine then assigns an assurance level,
such as high, medium, or low, to the user’s authentication attempt.
round robin DNS
An alternate method of load balancing that does not require dedicated software or
hardware. When the Domain Name System (DNS) server is configured and enabled
for round robin, the DNS server sends risk-based authentication (RBA) requests to the
web-tier servers. See Load Balancer.
scope
In a deployment, the security domain or domains within which a role’s permissions
apply.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
A protocol that uses cryptography to enable secure communication over the Internet.
SSL is widely supported by leading web browsers and web servers.
Security Console
An administrative user interface through which the user performs most of the
day-to-day administrative activities.
security domain
A container that defines an area of administrative management responsibility,
typically in terms of business units, departments, partners, and so on. Security
domains establish ownership and namespaces for objects (users, roles, permissions,
and so on) within the system. They are hierarchical.
security questions
A way of allowing users to authenticate without using their standard method. To use
this service, a user must answer a number of security questions. To authenticate using
this service, the user must correctly answer all or a subset of the original questions.
self-service
A component of Authentication Manager that allows the user to update user profiles,
change passwords for the Self-Service Console, configure life questions, clear devices
enabled for risk-based authentication, change e-mail addresses or phone numbers for
on-demand authentication, and manage on-demand authentication PINs. The user can
also request, maintain, and troubleshoot tokens.