.. include:: ../exports/alias.include

.. _glossary:

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.. 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**