Glossary

A2DP
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AES-XCBC
Advanced Encryption Standard extended cipher block chaining
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
APN
access point name
APNs
Apple Push Notification service
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AVRCP
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 databases
The BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 databases are the BlackBerry Configuration Database (associated with the BlackBerry Device Service) and the Management Database (associated with the Universal Device Service). By default, the databases are named BDSMgmt and BDSMgmt_UDS, respectively, when you install BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 domain
A BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 domain consists of the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 databases and any BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 instances that connect to them.
BlackBerry MDS
BlackBerry Mobile Data System
BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
CA
certification authority
CAL
Client Access License
CAS
Client Access Server
CBC
cipher block chaining
CCL
context collection library
CGI
Common Gateway Interface
CSR
certificate signing request
DES
Data Encryption Standard
DH
Diffie-Hellman
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS
Domain Name System
DMZ
A demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a neutral subnetwork outside of an organization's firewall. It exists between the trusted LAN of the organization and the untrusted external wireless network and public Internet.
DNS
Domain Name System
DPD
Dead Peer Detection
DSML
Directory Service Markup Language
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
EAP-FAST
Extensible Authentication Protocol Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling
EAP-MS-CHAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
EAP-TLS
Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security
ECC
Elliptic Curve Cryptography
EJB
Enterprise JavaBeans
EMM
Enterprise Mobility Management
FAST
Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling
FQDN
fully qualified domain name
GPS
Global Positioning System
GTC
Generic Token Card
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HFP
Hands-Free Profile
HMAC
keyed-hash message authentication code
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
IIS
Internet Information Services
IKE
Internet Key Exchange
IP
Internet Protocol
IPsec
Internet Protocol Security
IP address
An Internet Protocol (IP) address is an identification number that each computer or mobile device uses when it sends or receives information over a network, such as the Internet. This identification number identifies the specific computer or mobile device on the network.
IRM
information rights management
IT policy
An IT policy consists of various IT policy rules that control the security features and behavior of BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, the BlackBerry Desktop Software, and the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager.
IT policy rule
An IT policy rule permits you to customize and control the actions that BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, the BlackBerry Desktop Software, and the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager can perform.
JNDI
Java Naming and Directory Interface
JRE
Java Runtime Environment
KDC
A Key Distribution Center (KDC) is a server that performs the trusted arbitrator role for the Kerberos protocol. The KDC issues service tickets and maintains a list of tickets that it issued. Domain controllers are KDCs.
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LAN
local area network
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MAC
Media Access Control
MAP
Message Access Profile
MD5
Message-Digest Algorithm, version 5
MIB
Management Information Base
MDM
mobile device management
MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service
MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
messaging server
A messaging server sends and processes messages and provides collaboration services, such as updating and communicating calendar and address book information.
NAT
network address translation
NFC
Near Field Communication
NIC
network interface card
NTLM
NT LAN Manager
OBEX
Object Exchange
OID
object identifier
OPP
Object Push Profile
PAC
proxy auto-configuration
PAN
Personal Area Networking
PAP
Push Access Protocol
PBAP
Phone Book Access Profile
PEAP
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
PFS
Perfect Forward Secrecy
PIN
personal identification number
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PRF
pseudorandom function family
PSK
pre-shared key
RC
Rivest's Cipher
RCS
Rich Communication Suite
RMI
Remote Method Invocation
RRAS
Routing and Remote Access service
regulated-level EMM data plan
A regulated-level EMM data plan is a specialized data plan that is purchased from a service provider. This data plan allows you to activate a BlackBerry 10 device with any of the available activation types.
SCEP
simple certificate enrollment protocol
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
S/MIME
Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
SMS
Short Message Service
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a TCP/IP protocol used with POP or IMAP to send and receive email messages over a network, such as the Internet.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SPP
Serial Port Profile
SRP
Server Routing Protocol
SSID
service set identifier
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
SSP
secure simple pairing
space
A space is a distinct area of the device that enables the segregation and management of different types of data, applications, and network connections. Different spaces can have different rules for data storage, application permissions, and network routing. Spaces were formerly known as perimeters.
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is a set of communication protocols that is used to transmit data over networks, such as the Internet.
TLS
Transport Layer Security
TTLS
Tunneled Transport Layer Security
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
URI
Uniform Resource Identifier
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UTF-8
8-bit UCS/Unicode Transformation Format
UTF-16LE
UCS Transformation Format 16 Little Endian
VPN
virtual private network
WebDAV
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
XML
Extensible Markup Language
xAuth
Extended Authentication