CompTIA Security+ Acronyms Flashcards
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACL | Access Control List |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| WAP | Wireless Access Point |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| WEP | Wired Equivalent Privacy |
| WPA | Wi-Fi Protected Access |
| AES | Advanced Encryption Standard |
| ALE | Annualized Loss Expectancy |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol |
| AUP | Acceptable Use Policy |
| CA | Certificate Authority |
| DOS | Denial Of Service |
| DDOS | Distributed Denial of Service |
| DES | Digital Encryption Standard |
| DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
| EAP | Extensible Authentication Protocol |
| HIDS | Host Based Intrusion Detection System |
| HIPS | Host Based Intrusion Prevention System |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation Air Conditioning |
| NIPS | Network Based Intrusion Prevention System |
| NIDS | Network Based Intrusion Detection System |
| ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
| IPSEC | Internet Protocol Security |
| L2TP | Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol |
| MAC (Address) | Media Access Control |
| MD5 | Message Digest 5 |
| SHA | Secured Hash Algorithm |
| NAC | Network Access Control |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
| PAT | Port Address Translation (Aka NAT Overload) |
| PGP | Pretty Good Privacy |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PKI | Public Key Infrastructure |
| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
| TPM | Trusted Platform Module |
| LANMAN | Local Area Network Manager |
| MAC | Mandatory Access Control |
| RBAC | Role/Rule Based Access Control |
| DAC | Discretionary Access Control |
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DMZ
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Demilitarized Zone
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ACL
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Access Control List
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ICMP
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Internet Control Message Protocol
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HIDS
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Host Based Intrusion Detection System
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SHA
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Secured Hash Algorithm
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DAC
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Discretionary Access Control
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PAT
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Port Address Translation (Aka NAT Overload)
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CA
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Certificate Authority
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AUP
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Acceptable Use Policy
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IPSEC
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Internet Protocol Security
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WLAN
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Wireless Local Area Network
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WPA
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Wi-Fi Protected Access
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PKI
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Public Key Infrastructure
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WAP
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Wireless Access Point
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HVAC
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Heating, Ventilation Air Conditioning
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NAT
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Network Address Translation
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AES
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Advanced Encryption Standard
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MD5
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Message Digest 5
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EAP
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Extensible Authentication Protocol
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WAN
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Wide Area Network
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DES
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Digital Encryption Standard
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LAN
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Local Area Network
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TPM
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Trusted Platform Module
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WEP
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Wired Equivalent Privacy
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RBAC
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Role/Rule Based Access Control
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ALE
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Annualized Loss Expectancy
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DOS
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Denial Of Service
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PII
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Personally Identifiable Information
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PGP
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Pretty Good Privacy
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VLAN
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Virtual Local Area Network
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LANMAN
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Local Area Network Manager
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ARP
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Address Resolution Protocol
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NIDS
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Network Based Intrusion Detection System
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MAC (Address)
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Media Access Control
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NAC
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Network Access Control
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L2TP
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Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
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HIPS
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Host Based Intrusion Prevention System
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DDOS
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Distributed Denial of Service
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NIPS
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Network Based Intrusion Prevention System
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MAC
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Mandatory Access Control
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