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Firewall & VPN
Terms relating to firewalls, which help keep a network safe by not accepting potentially harmful datapackets. Also relates to VPNs, or virtual private networks, that virtually provide a different IP address which makes it seem that the user is using a computer from another location.
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Firewall & VPN
DNSd
Network hardware; Firewall & VPN
This acronym means "DNS daemon", and refers to the Raptor Firewall DNS proxy that is installed as part of the firewall. DNSd is one of the firewall's standard proxies.
Dynamic authentication
Network hardware; Firewall & VPN
The opposite of static authentication. In dynamic authentication, the usernames and passcodes for the authentication scheme exist on the authentication server and not on the firewall. Hence, the ...
Entity group
Network hardware; Firewall & VPN
A logical association of hosts, subnets, and/or domains that can be used to build the endpoint for an authorization rule or filter. Entity groups are created and managed from the Net Entities button ...
ESP
Network hardware; Firewall & VPN
This acronym means "Encapsulating Security Payload", and refers to a protocol, within the IPSEC suite of protocols, for the privacy protection of IP data. The ESP protocol is described in RFC 1827.
Fast path
Network hardware; Firewall & VPN
The Fast Path mechanism is a compromise between the efficiency of packet filtering and the security of application proxies. As of this writing, its use is restricted to the HTTP and HTTPS protocols. ...
Fetcher
Network hardware; Firewall & VPN
The fetcher daemon is responsible for downloading and installing updates to the WebNOT and NewsNOT ratings databases.
FTPd
Network hardware; Firewall & VPN
This acronym means "FTP daemon", and refers to the firewall's standard proxy for FTP, which is installed as part of the Raptor software.
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