General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

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rule-based security policy

Telecommunications; General telecom

A security policy based on global rules imposed for all users. These rules usually rely on a comparison of the sensitivity of the resources being accessed and the possession of corresponding ...

identity-based security policy

Telecommunications; General telecom

A security policy based on the identities and/or attributes of users, a group of users, or entities acting on behalf of the users and the resources/objects being accessed.

security alarm

Telecommunications; General telecom

A security-related event that has been identified by a security policy as a potential breach of security.

Nmap

Telecommunications; General telecom

A security-violating, network-scanning tool that can scan a network using a variety of protocols, can operate in stealth mode, and can automatically identify remote operating systems.

A segment of an end-to-end route or path, such as a path from user to user via several networks and nodes within networks. Note: Examples of legs are several sequential microwave links between two ...

light-emitting diode (LED)

Telecommunications; General telecom

A semiconductor device that emits incoherent optical radiation when biased in the forward direction.

photodiode

Telecommunications; General telecom

A semiconductor diode that produces, as a result of the absorption of photons, (a) a photovoltage or (b) free carriers that support the conduction of photocurrent. Note: Photodiodes are used for the ...