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Glossary of Terms Used

Authentication is the technique by which a process 
verifies that its communication partner is who it is 
supposed to be and not an imposter. Authentication 
confirms that data is sent to the intended recipient 
and assures the recipient that the data originated 
from the expected sender and has not been altered 
on route 

Basic Input/Output System is the builtin software 
in a computer that are executed on start up (boot) 
and that determine what the computer can do 
without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, 
the BIOS contains all the code required to control 
the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial 
communications, and a number of miscellaneous 
functions 

Ethernet Bonding or Failover is the ability to detect 
communication failure transparently, and switch 
from one LAN connection to another. 

Bootstrap Protocol. A protocol that allows a 
network user to automatically receive an IP 
address and have an operating system boot 
without user interaction. BOOTP is the basis for the 
more advanced DHCP 

A digitally signed statement that contains 
information about an entity and the entity's public 
key, thus binding these two pieces of information 
together. A certificate is issued by a trusted 
organization (or entity) called a Certification 
Authority (CA) after the CA has verified that the 
entity is who it says it is.