User guide

CHAPTER 11: Glossary
162 WatchGuard Firebox System 6.0
routed configuration or network
A configuration with separate network addresses assigned to at
least two of the three Firebox interfaces. This type of configuration
is intended for situations in which the Firebox is put in place with
separate logical networks on its interfaces.
router
A device, connected to at least two networks, that receives and
sends packets between those networks. Routers use headers and a
forwarding table to forward packets to their destination. Most rely
on ICMP to communicate with one another and configure the best
route between any two hosts.
RUVPN (Remote User VPN)
Remote User Virtual Private Networking establishes a secure
connection between an unsecured remote host and a protected
network over an unsecured network.
salt
A random string that is concatenated with passwords (or random
numbers) before being operated on by a one-way function. This
concatenation effectively lengthens and obscures the password,
making the cipher text less susceptible to dictionary attacks.
scalable architecture
Software and/or hardware constructed so that, after configuring a
single machine, the same configuration can be propagated to a
group of connected machines.
screening router
A machine that performs packet filtering.
SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
A processor-independent standard for system-level interfacing
between a computer and intelligent devices including hard disks,
floppy disks, CD-ROM, printers, and scanners.
secondary network
A network on the same physical wire as a Firebox interface that
has an address belonging to an entirely different network.