Alcatel-Lucent 8950 AAA User Manual

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Glossary

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365-360-001R6.0

Issue 1, December 2008

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MESSAGE AUTHENTICATOR

Hashed version of a complete RADIUS message

METHOD

A programmed procedure that is executed when an object receives a message

MICROSOFT ACTIVE DIRECTORY

Windows 2000 directory service

NAI

Network Access Identifier — username (See BASE-NAME and REALM)

NAS

Network Access Server — Generic term for a network server that a user may access. After the user
dials into the NAS, the NAS prompts the user for a user name and password. The user enters the
information which the NAS receives.

NAVIGATION PANE

Part of the SMT GUI that contains a list of panel names used for displaying each SMT panel

NUL

A null character is a binary value with all its bits set to 0. It has a numeric value of 0. NULs can be
used to mark the end of a character string or pad a data field.

PANE

Part of a window within a Graphical User Interface (GUI)

PANEL

GUI component comprised of other components or widgets, such as tabs, text fields, buttons, and
panes

PANEL MENU

List of SMT commands that manage control of the active panel

PAP

Password Authentication Protocol

PASSWORD FILE

File located on a UNIX system using the directory paths

/etc/passwd

/etc/shadow

PLATFORM

An integrated set of software components that form a base on which applications can be developed

PLUG-IN

A custom feature that can be added to an application without modifying the base code