Technical data

Glossary
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IP
Internet Protocol: network protocol that is used widely in computer networks and is the basis
for the Internet.
LAN
Local Area Network: computer network whose area is limited to 500 m without additional
measures and is generally used in small companies.
Lifetime
Service life / usability of an IPv6 address.
The following cases are distinguished:
● Preferred lifetime > 0: The address is available for new connections.
● Preferred lifetime = 0 and valid lifetime > 0: The address can only be used by existing
connections.
● Preferred lifetime = 0 and valid lifetime = 0: The address is no longer usable.
MAC
The purpose of a Message Authentication Code is to provide certainty regarding the origin of
data or messages and to check their integrity. MAC algorithms require two input parameters,
i.e., the data to be protected and a secret key, from which a checksum, i.e., the Message
Authentication Code, is calculated.
Module parameters
Module parameters are values with which the behavior of the module can be set.
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol (RFC 1334)
The password for the authentication is transferred unencrypted together with the user ID. It is
therefore vulnerable to capture through passive monitoring.
Parameters
Parameters are values that can be allocated. There are two different types of parameters:
block parameters and module parameters.
POP3
Post Office Protocol Version 3: Transfer protocol to receive e-mails from an e-mail server
(RFC1939).