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ALSO CALLED:
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting,
3A,
Access Authentication and Authorization,
Administration (Security),
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
DEFINITION: Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is a term for a framework for intelligently controlling access to computer resources, enforcing policies, auditing usage, and providing the information necessary to bill for services. These combined processes are considered important for effective network management and security.As the first process, authentication provides a way of identifying a
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Advanced Authentication Methods: Software vs Hardware
sponsored by CA Technologies.
WEBCAST:
View this webcast to discover the advantages of a software-based authentication solution and how it can help your organization extend strong authentication to all of your employees, partners and customers in a secure, convenient, cost effective manner.
Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Premiered: 01 Jul 2011
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From Wow to How 2: Virtual Desktops, Networking and the Cloud
sponsored by Citrix and Microsoft
WEBCAST:
Join us for this live webcast featuring Bryan Glick,Editor-in-Chief,ComputerWeekly.com and presenters from Citrix and Microsoft to learn about the various capabilities of virtual desktops beyond just VDI.Discover what role cloud computing plays in today’s enterprises and find out how to authorize desktop users from a single point of authentication.
Posted: 07 Nov 2011 | Premiered: 07 Nov 2011
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Risk Based Authentication: Putting an Extra Layer of Security Between you and Internet Threats
sponsored by CA Technologies.
WEBCAST:
View this video to explore how a flexible, layered approach to security can help mitigate risks. Discover how risk-based authentication can secure the authentication process across multiple devices and how it can intelligently request step-up authentication when appropriate.
Posted: 20 Jul 2011 | Premiered: 20 Jul 2011
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Security Breaches – Protecting Your Critical Assets in 2012
sponsored by CA Technologies.
WEBCAST:
View this webcast to gain expert insight into the current state and complexity of the security breaches landscape. You’ll hear about some of the more immediate areas of critical concern and practical ways that you can prepare your organization to mitigate the associated risks in the year ahead.
Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 24 Jan 2012
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Uncovering Cloud IAM Architectures
sponsored by OneLogin
PODCAST:
This podcast will count down the top five steps you should take to successfully extend your identity services infrastructure into the cloud, including what you'll need to do to provide the service from the enterprise, as well as consume it from the cloud.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 01 Dec 2011
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AAA DEFINITION (continued): … user, typically by having the user enter a valid user name and valid password before access is granted. The process of authentication is based on each user having a unique set of criteria for gaining access. The AAA server compares a user's authentication credentials with other user credentials stored in a database. If the credentials match, the user is granted access to the network. If the credentials are at variance, authentication fails and network access is denied.Following authentication, a user must gain authorization for doing certain tasks. After logging into a system, for instance, the … AAA definition sponsored by SearchSecurity.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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