SMB
The protocol used mainly by Windows for file and printer sharing.
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SMB Compression
An SMB feature that compresses data during transfer to reduce the amount sent over the network.
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An SMB extension that uses RDMA for low-latency, high-throughput transfers with low CPU usage.
View →SMB Encryption
SMB Encryption is a concept or mechanism used in Windows server to encrypt data SMB between client and server.
View →SMB Multichannel
An SMB feature that uses multiple network connections simultaneously for higher throughput and resilience.
View →SMB Signing
SMB Signing is a concept or mechanism used in Windows server to sign SMB messages to reduce some of the damage or relay-type attacks.
View →SMB Witness
An SMB mechanism that lets a client quickly receive notifications about server state for a clustered file service.
View →SMTP
The protocol used to send and transfer emails.
View →SMTP AUTH
The mechanism by which a client authenticates to a server SMTP before sending messages.
View →Snapshot
A point in time that retains the status or changes of a system without necessarily constituting an independent backup.
View →Snapshot Chain VMware
A virtualization mechanism used to present or manage virtual-machine or cluster resources.
View →Snapshot Consolidation
A VMware operation that merges or cleans files from snapshot remaining.
View →Snapshot Memory VMware
A virtualization mechanism used to present or manage virtual-machine or cluster resources.
View →SNAT
A NAT translation that replaces a packet source address as it crosses a device.
View →SNI
SNI allows you to indicate the targeted domain name at the beginning of a TLS connection.
View →SNMP
A protocol used to supervise and interview network equipment.
View →SOAR
SOAR is a concept or mechanism used in cybersecurity to automate and orchestrate incident responses.
View →SOC
A team or function to monitor, detect and treat cybersecurity events.
View →Software RAID Linux
A Linux mechanism from the kernel, systemd, filesystem, or identity-management stack.
View →SPF
A record DNS which indicates which servers are allowed to send emails for a domain.
View →SPF PermError
SPF PermError signals a permanent error making the policy SPF Impossible to assess correctly.
View →SPF SoftFail
SPF SoftFail Generally corresponds to the ~all mechanism and indicates that an unauthorized source should be treated with caution.
View →Split DNS
The split DNS returns different answers depending on the origin of the request.
View →SPN
An identifier that links a network service to an Active Directory account.
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