Networks such as Ethernet (Intranet, Internet), wireless (cell phone,WiFi), and power-line communication (PLC) each consist of a server orbase station and the nodes or network devices. Such networks ...

A device that functions as an access control point for users in remote locations connecting to a company's internal network or to an ISP. Also called a "media gateway" or a "remote access server" (RAS ...

The Kerberos authentication method originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1980s, as part of a project called Athena. The project involved integrating the computers on the MIT ...

As a regular speaker at Cisco Live and other industry conventions, I have literally spoken to tens-of-thousands of industry professionals, and I have yet to experience a public speaking engagement ...

SQL Server 2005 introduced a means to enforce password and lockout policies for SQL Server login accounts when using SQL Server Authentication. SQL Server 2008 continues to do so. The SQL Server ...

Blockchain firm Lightning Labs drafted the specifications of a new Lightning Network-based authentication system that could replace traditional email-based accounts. According to a March 30 ...

Sometimes the network authentication window in OS X can hang and result in a persistent window that blocks other applications. Here's how to fix it. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid Mac ...

The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server ...

In 1966, the United States government created the first computer network, ARPANET. The network introduced a new way of connecting computers and set the foundation for what would become the Internet.