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Chapter 15: Secure Communications Channels Flashcards

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PSTN

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public switched telephone network

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public switched telephone network

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uses circuit switching instead of packet routing to connect calls

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SS7

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Signaling System 7

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Signaling System 7 protocol

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used for establishing and terminating calls in the PSTN

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main components of a PSTN network

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signal switching points (SSPs) terminate subscriber loops, signal transfer points (STPs) which interconnect SSPs and other STPs to route calls through the network, and service control points (SCPs) to control advanced features

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SSP

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signal switching points

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STPs

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signal transfer points

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SCPs

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service control points

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DSL

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digital subscriber line

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digital subscriber line

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high-speed communications technology which simultaneously transmits analog voice and digital data between a home or business and a PSTN service provider’s central office

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ADSL

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Asymmetric DSL

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Asymmetric DSL

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can only support distances of a mile from the central office without signal boosters; data rates of up to 24 Mbps downstream and 1.4 Mbps upstream

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VDSL

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Very high-data-rate DSL

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Very high-data-rate DSL

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higher-speed version of ADSL (up to 300 Mbps upstream and 100 Mbps upstream)

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G.fast

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DSL running over fiber-optic cable from the central office to a distribution point near the home and uses legacy copper wires for the last few hundred feet to the home or office; can deliver data rates of up to 1 Gbps

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ISDN

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Integrated Services Digital Network

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Integrated Services Digital Network

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obsolescent pure digital technology using legacy phone lines for both voice and data

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BRI

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Basic Rate Interface

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BRI ISDN

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supports a single user with two channels each with data throughput of 64 Kbps

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PRI

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Primary Rate Interface

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PRI ISDN

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23 usable channels, 64 Kbps each, equivalent to a T1 leased line

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Cable modems

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high-speed access to the Internet through existing cable coaxial and fiber lines; the shared nature of these media result in inconsistent throughputs

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IP

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Internet Protocol

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IP telephony

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describes carrying telephone traffic over IP networks

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Voice over IP aka
IP telephony
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Jitter
irregularity in arrival times of consecutive packets; problematic for interactive voice and video communications
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H.323 recommendation
standard for audio and video calls over packet-based networks
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SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
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Session Initiation Protocol
application layer protocol used for call setup and teardown in IP telephony, video and multimedia conferencing, instant messaging, and online gaming
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RTP
Real-time Transport Protocol
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Real-time Transport Protocol
session layer protocol which carries data in media stream format (audio and video); used in VoIP, telephony, video conferencing, and other multimedia streaming technologies
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RTCP
RTP Control Protocol
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RTP Control Protocol
used with RTP and also a session layer protocol; provides out-of-band statistics and control information for feedback on QoS levels of individual streaming multimedia sessions
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multimedia collaboration
remotely and simultaneously sharing any combination of voice, video, messages, telemetry, and files in an interactive session
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Telepresence
application of technologies to allow people to be virtually present somewhere other than where they physically are
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UC
Unified communications
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unified communications
integration of real-time and non-real-time communications technologies in one platform
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always-on VPN
system configuration which automatically connects the device to the VPN with no user interaction
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VPN kill switch
system configuration which automatically cuts off Internet access unless a VPN session is established
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VPN split tunnel
configuration which routes certain traffic through VPN while allowing other traffic to access the Internet directly
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PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
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Password Authentication Protocol
obsolete and insecure authentication protocol which sends user credentials in plaintext and should not be allowed
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CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
challenge/response mechanism using password as an encryption key to authenticate the user instead of having the user send a password over the wire
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EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
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Extensible Authentication Protocol
framework which enables many types of authentication techniques to be used when establishing network connections
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Desktop virtualization technologies
remote desktops and virtual desktops; allow users to remotely interact with computers as if they were physically using them
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Two common remote desktops
Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP; open-source Virtual Network Computing (VNC) system
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VDI
Virtual desktop infrastructure
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virtual desktop infrastructure
tech which hosts multiple virtual desktops centrally and makes them available to authorized users
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SSH
Secure Shell
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Secure Shell
secure tunneling mechanism which provides terminal-like access to remote computers
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network socket
endpoint for a data communications channel, defined by five parameters: source address, source port, destination address, destination port, and protocol (TCP or UDP)
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Remote procedure calls
a program in your network can execute a function or procedure on some other host
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Type of networks where SS7 protocol is used
PSTN; Public switched telephone network to set up, control, and disconnect calls
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SIP
Session Initiated Protocol
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Session Initiated Protocol
application layer protocol used in online gaming communications, instant messaging, multimedia conferencing
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consumer-grade products
lack security controls and management features to properly secure multimedia collaboration platforms
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unified communication rely on ...
a central hub which integrates, coordinates, and synchronizes various technologies; ensure the hub is adequately protected against physical and logical threats
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best authentication protocol for VPN connections
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is more secure than both PAP (insecure) and CHAP. SIP does not provide authentication mechanisms
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VPN configurations to enable
Split tunneling for staff using printers on their home networks; some traffic will go to the local network or to the Internet directly
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Best protection for confidentiality of sensitive research data
VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure); sensitive data remains in protected network while users work with it over a virtual desktop; prevents data from being stored on the remote user's computer
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Secure remote procedure calls (RPC) with ...
Tunnel RPC through Transport Layer Security (TLS); RPC lacks security controls and TLS will authenticate hosts and encrypt RPC traffic
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Advantages of virtual desktops
helpful in regulated environments for data retention, configuration management, and incident response through persistent and nonpersistent sessions
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Disadvantage of virtual desktop
VDI relies on VMs in a data center; there is not a computer which a user could physically log in

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