Glossary

CA

Certificate Authority

Diffie-Hellman

Diffie-Hellman key exchange Diffie-Hellman key exchange is a method of securely exchanging cryptographic keys over a public channel and was one of the first public-key protocols.

LAN

Local Area Network

RSA

Rivest-Shamir-Adleman cryptosystem

Public-key cryptography

Public-key cryptography Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is a cryptographic system that uses pairs of keys. Each pair consists of a public key (which may be known to others) and a private key (which may not be known by anyone except the owner).

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TLS

Transport Layer Security Transport Layer Security is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network.

WAN

Wide Area Network