Acronyms

Active Security Qualification, engine that analyzes SNS firewalls.

Certification authority.

Certificate Revocation List.

CRL distribution point.

Domain Name System, service that translates domain names and associated IP addresses.

Diffusion Restreinte, restricted distribution.

Differentiated Services Code Point, field in the header of an IP packet that differentiates and prioritizes services during congestion.

Fully Qualified Domain Name, domain name that indicates all the domains to pass through before reaching the resource.

File Transfer Protocol.

HyperText Transfer Protocol.

HTTP Secure, secure upgraded version of HTTP that relies on an SSL/TLS channel.

Intrusion Detection System, mechanism that makes it possible to detect malicious traffic and raise an alarm.

Internet Key Exchange, protocol in which authentication keys are exchanged between peers.

Internet Protocol, computer network communication protocol.

Intrusion Prevention System, mechanism that makes it possible to detect malicious traffic and block it.

Internet Protocol Security, framework of standards that make it possible to secure IP communications.

Information system.

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

LDAP Secure, secure upgraded version of LDAP that relies on an SSL/TLS channel.

Management Information Base, structured set of resources used in monitoring.

NetAsq Secure Remote Protocol Client, Stormshield administration protocol that uses TCP port 1300. It is implemented by a server that allows the SNS firewall to be managed in command line.

Object IDentifier, resource identifier represented by a series of whole numbers.

Public Key Infrastructure.

Quality of Service.

Référentiel général de sécurité (General Security Guidelines), regulatory framework designed to establish trust in exchanges within the administration and with citizens.

Security Information and Event Management.

Stormshield Management Center, virtual administration and centralized monitoring server on SNS firewalls.

Simple Network Management Protocol, protocol that manages and monitors appliances remotely.

Stormshield Network Security.

Secure SHell, secure communication protocol.

Secure Sockets Layer, protocol that secures exchanges.

Transport Control Protocol.

Transport Layer Security, upgrade of SSL.

User Access Control, mechanism that controls user access.

Uniform Resource Locator, string of characters used to locate a resource on a network in the form of an address.

Virtual Local Area Network, local switching network.