Chapter 1 - Intro Flashcards
What is RADIUS?
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is a protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization; and Accounting management computers to connect and use a network service.
What are RADIUS feautures?
UDP Hashes passwords only Authentication/authorization one element Multivendor support Supports IP
What is Active Directory?
A database that stores, organizes and provides access to information in a director. Also the central location for network administration and delegation of authority.
Provides network services such as LDAP, Kerberos, SSO.
What is a Domain Controller?
A windows server that stores a replica of the account and security information of the domain and defines domain boundaries.
What is a Member Server?
A server that is not running as a domain controller.
What is a RODC?
A Read Only Domain Controller is a server that hosts an Active Directory databases’s read-only partitions and responds to security authentication requests.
What is Kerberos?
Security and authentication is based on secret key technology where every host on the network has its own secret key.
What is NTLM
Windows Challenge/Response is the authentication protocol used on networks running windows and on stand alone systems.
Acts as an talk back authentication if it cannot complete Kerberos authentication.
Uses a challenge response mechanism for authentication in which clients are able to love their identities without sending a password to the server
What is NTFS
New Technology File System is the preferred file system to be used in today’s operating systems.
Advantage: they affect local users as well as network users
