NET140 chp3 set4

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a TCP/IP application layer protocol that is seldom used by humans. Network devices, such as routers and switches, commonly use it as they are booting up to request configuration files from a TFTP server on the local network. Unlike FTP, TFTP relies on UDP at the transport layer using port 69.

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TFTP (trivial file transfer protocol)

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a simple application layer protocol in the TCP/IP suite used to synchronize the clocks of computers on a network.

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NTP (network time protocol)

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a number that indicates an NTP (network time protocol) server’s location within the NTP hierarchy relative to a stratum-1 server.

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Stratum

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a standard that uses TLS (transport layer security) to encrypt the NTPv4 (network time protocol version 4) communications.

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NTS (network time security)

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a standard protocol for accessing network directories.

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LDAP (lightweight directory access protocol)

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a version of LDAP that uses SSL/TLS to encrypt its communications with network directories and clients.

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LDAPS (lightweight directory access protocol over ssl)

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a protocol for communications and resource access between systems, such as clients and servers.

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SMB (server message block)

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a standard for generating, storing, and processing messages about events on a system.

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Syslog (system log)

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an application layer addressing scheme that identifies where to find a particular resource on a network or across networks.

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URL (uniform resource locator)

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the last part of an FQDN (fully qualified domain name) and the highest-level category used to distinguish domain names - for example, .org, .com, and .net. Also known as the domain suffix.

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TLD (top-level domain)