The list of computer security acronyms and abbreviations.

All computer security related acronyms and abbreviations.

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OSPF:
Open Shortest Path First(Network Layer Protocol, Routing)
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API:
Application Programming Interface(CORPORATE, Computers, Company)
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BGP:
Border Gateway Protocol(Network Layer Protocol, Routing, Data Transmission)
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DHCP:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(Communications protocol)
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RPC:
Remote Procedure Call(Web Service, Markup language, Computers)
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ACL:
Access Control List(Computer network, Database, Microsoft Windows)
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COM:
Component Object Model(Software Development, Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS)
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IKE:
Internet Key Exchange(Network Security, Computing security)
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WEP:
Wired Equivalent Privacy(Security, Wireless networking)
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IIS:
Internet Information Services(Information, Software Development)
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CA:
Certification Authority(Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS, Computer Security)
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SMS:
Systems Management Server(WINDOWS, MICROSOFT, Computer Security)
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AD:
Active Directory(WINDOWS, MICROSOFT, Computer Security)
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EFS:
Encrypting File System(Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS, MICROSOFT)
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FAT:
File Allocation Table(Operating System, Computer file, FILE)
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KDC:
Key Distribution Center(Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS, Computer Security)
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MMC:
Microsoft Management Console(Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS, Computer software)
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OLE:
Object Linking and Embedding(Software Development, Printing, Publishing)
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SMB:
Server Message Block(Protocol, Intel, Microsoft Windows)
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DCOM:
Distributed Component Object Model(Software Development)
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