Panasonic 7 User Manual

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166 Glossary

Diffie-Helman

A key agreement algorithm that does key establishment, not encryption.

However, the key it produces may be used for encryption, for further key
management, or any other cryptography.

digital certificate

A certificate document in the form of a digital data object to which is

appended a computed digital signature value that depends on the data object.

distinguished name (DN)

An identifier that uniquely represents an object in the X.500 Directory

Information Tree. An X.509 public-key certificate or CRL contains a DN that

identifies its issuer, and attribute certificate identifies its subject.

Domain Name System (DNS)

A general purpose distributed, replicated, data query service used to look up
host IP addresses based on host names. DNS applications can perform

name-to-address and address-to-name translations.

dynamic routes

Routes that are learned via the switch's RIP support, and are used for branch

office connections and the private interface.

encryption

The manipulation of a packet’s data to prevent any but the intended recipient
from reading the data.

encryption certificate

A public-key certificate that contains a public key that is intended to be used

for encrypting data, rather than for verifying digital signatures or performing
other cryptographic functions.

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)

Technical guidelines for U.S. Government procurements of information

processing system equipment and services.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

A TCP-based application layer Internet Standard protocol that transfers files
to and from a remote host.

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