The internet protocol suite is commonly known as TCP It is a set of protocols. Its development origins with the development of ARPANET in 1969. The official date of adoption of TCP/IP was 1983. The development of TCP/IP started before…
Network protocols can be classified by the OSI layer where they operate. Computer Network Protocols by OSI Layer This section informs lists computer network protocols by their OSI layer. OSI layer are, in incremental order: Data Link OSI Layer Protocols…
This post contains web-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) protocols. OpenID allows to use an account from another service. List of Web-based IAM Protocols Web-based Many of these protocols are used in combination to achieve Single Sign-on (SSO) or federation.…
This post summarizes Authentication, Authorization and Accountability (AAA) protocols or AAA network protocols. Do not confuse the AAA protocols with the authentication protocols like EAP, CHAP and PAP. Authentication protocols works in the OSI layers 2 and 3, and AAA…
This post presents some aspects related to electronic mail (email or e-mail) protocols. Email Operational Protocols POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) is considered deprecated. IMAP Internet message access protocol (IMAP) SMTP An open relay is an insecure SMTP server…
This post summarizes gateway protocols or routing protocols on computer networks. All of them are within OSI layer 3. List of Network Routing Protocols Overall list of network routing protocols: The two main categories of network routing protocols are: Interior…
This post summarizes the most common Virtual Private Network (VPN) protocols. List of VPN Protocols VPN (Virtual Private Network) protocols: RADIUS AAA protocol can also establish a VPN. PPTP Deprecated Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a legacy solution,…
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an internet protocol of the OSI Application layer 7. It collects and organizes information about managed devices on IP networks and modifies that information to change device behavior. SNMP is widely used for network…
Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) is a protocol of OSI session layer 5. It provides a NetBIOS name to each computer, in addition to the already existing IP address from OSI network layer 3. Nowadays, NetBIOS runs over TCP The…
Encryption algorithms: Encryption protocols: Wi-Fi security modes: Authentication options supported by WPA, WPA2 and WPA3: PSK is the use of a static fixed password or authentication. ENT enables the leveraging of and existing AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) service to…