HTTPS
The secure version of HTTP using TLS to encrypt and authenticate the connection.
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Hybrid Cloud
An architecture that combines local resources and cloud services.
View definitionHybrid Entra Joined Device
A hybrid Microsoft Entra joined device remains joined to on-premises Active Directory while registered with Entra ID.
View definitionHybrid Identity
Hybrid identity integrates on-premises directory identities with cloud authentication and access services.
View definitionHyper-Threading
Hyper-Threading is Intel's form of simultaneous multithreading, allowing one core to expose multiple logical processors.
View definitionHyper-V
Hyper-V is Microsoft’s virtualization technology for hosting VMs and managing their compute, virtual disks and networks.
View definitionHyper-V Storage Migration
Hyper-V Storage Migration moves a virtual machine's storage files to another location while the VM remains running.
View definitionHyper-V vSwitch
A vSwitch Hyper-V connects VM virtual network interfaces with each other and with the physical network according to its type.
View definitionHypervisor
The software layer that creates, executes and isolates virtual machines.
View definitionHypervisor Type 1
A type 1 hypervisor runs directly on server hardware to host and manage virtual machines.
View definitionHypervisor Type 2
A type 2 hypervisor runs on a host operating system and uses it to manage virtual machines and access physical resources.
View definitionHypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI)
an IT concept in the Windows / Windows Server domain associated with Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI)
View definitionIaaS
A cloud service providing infrastructure resources such as virtual machines, networks and storage volumes.
View definitionIAM
All the processes and tools used to manage identities and their access rights.
View definitionICE
A method that tests several candidate network paths to establish real-time communication.
View definitionICMP
A control protocol used in particular by ping and to report certain network errors.
View definitionIdempotence API
Idempotence API is a concept or mechanism used in applications & api to ensure that the same repeated operation does not result in multiple...
View definitionIdentity Federation
A trust relationship allowing an identity managed in one system to access another service.
View definitionIdentity Protection Entra
the Microsoft Entra service that detects and evaluates user and sign-in risks from identity signals
View definitionIdentity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
ITDR monitors identity-related activity to detect, investigate, and respond to account compromise and directory attacks.
View definitionIDS
A system that detects suspicious network or system activities without necessarily blocking them.
View definitionIGMP Snooping
IGMP Snooping is a concept or mechanism used in & multicast network to limit IPv4 multicast to really interested ports.
View definitionIKEv2
IKEv2 is a concept or mechanism used in vpn & ipsec to negotiate security settings and keys for IPsec.
View definitionImage-Level Backup
an image-level backup that captures a machine or VM at disk/volume level rather than only selected files
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