PaaS
A managed cloud platform on which developers deploy their applications without administering all the infrastructure.
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PAM
A solution that controls and tracks the use of high privilege accounts.
View definitionPass-Through Authentication (PTA)
a Microsoft Entra hybrid authentication method that validates a user's password directly against on-premises Active Directory through agents
View definitionPasskey
A passwordless authentication credential based on a cryptographic key pair.
View definitionPassword Hash Synchronization (PHS)
Password Hash Synchronization syncs derived password hash material from Active Directory to Microsoft Entra for cloud authentication.
View definitionPassword Protection Entra
the Microsoft Entra feature that blocks weak or banned passwords using global and custom banned-password lists
View definitionPassword Spraying
An attack that tests a small number of common passwords on many accounts.
View definitionPAT
Form of NAT which differentiates several connections thanks to port numbers.
View definitionPatch Management
The process that organizes the testing and deployment of security and stability updates.
View definitionPATCH Method HTTP
The HTTP PATCH method applies a set of partial changes to an existing resource.
View definitionPenetration Test
A penetration test is an authorized security assessment that attempts to demonstrate exploitable weaknesses.
View definitionPerformance SLA FortiGate
One measure SD-WAN availability and quality of a link.
View definitionPerformance Tier Backup
A backup performance tier provides primary repository capacity for fast backup writes and restores.
View definitionPersistence
Persistence refers to techniques attackers use to maintain access to a compromised environment across restarts or changes.
View definitionPFS
PFS limits the future impact of a compromise of private keys on previous sessions
View definitionPhishing
A fraud technique that imitates an interlocutor or service in order to steal information or provoke action.
View definitionPhone Extension
An internal number assigned to a user, phone or service in a PBX.
View definitionPID Namespace
A Linux PID namespace isolates process identifier numbering and visibility between groups of processes.
View definitionPIM
A function Entra ID allowing temporary activation of certain administrative roles.
View definitionPIM Dense Mode
PIM Dense Mode initially floods multicast traffic and then prunes branches with no interested receivers.
View definitionPIM Sparse Mode
PIM Sparse Mode builds multicast distribution trees on demand, often using a rendezvous point.
View definitionPing
A simple network test to check if a destination is responding and to measure the return time
View definitionPKCS#12
PKCS#12 is a format that can combine certificate, string and private key
View definitionPKI
An infrastructure for managing certificates, public keys, certificate authorities, and revocation.
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