Overview
This article lists the product-specific terms and acronyms that customers and agents need to know. The terms defined here do not need to be redefined when used in other articles.
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Term |
Definition |
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Access permissions |
A set of permissions (access, read and write) that are assigned to users and groups per device category, connectivity port, or a specific device. |
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Device blacklist |
A list of specific devices whose usage is blocked when accessed from all the target computers covered by the protection policy. |
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Digest report |
A summary report giving an account of the activity statistics as detected by EndPointSecurity |
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EndPointSecurity Agent |
Client-side service responsible for the implementation/enforcement of the protection policies on the target computer(s). |
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EndPointSecurity application |
A server-side security application that aids in maintaining data integrity by preventing unauthorized access and transfer of content to and from devices and connection ports. |
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EndPointSecurity management console |
The user interface of the GFI EndPointSecurity server-side application. |
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ESEC (sometimes EPS) |
EndPointsecurity |
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Event Logging |
A feature to record events related to attempts made to access devices and connection ports on target computers and service operations. |
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GPO |
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Power user |
A power user is automatically given full access to devices connected to any target computer covered by the protection policy. |
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Protection policy |
A set of device access and connectivity port permissions that can be configured to suit the customer's device access security policies. |
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RPC |
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SMB |
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TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |