Authentication Protocols

A script that runs at the moment of user logon. A logon script is often used to map local drive letters to network shares, to launch programs, or to open links to often accessed systems.
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An element of the password policy’s programmatic controls that disables a user account after a specified number of failed logon attempts. Account lockout is an effective countermeasure to brute-force and dictionary attacks against a system’s logon prompt.
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A method to automate the logon process with a script that provides the logon credentials to a system. It is considered a form of single sign-on.
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Non-IP protocols are protocols that serve as an alternative to IP at the OSI Network layer (3). In the past, non-IP protocols were widely used. However, with the dominance and success of TCP/IP, non-IP protocols have become the purview of special- purpose networks. The three most recognized non-IP protocols are IPX, AppleTalk, and NetBEUI.
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Authentication that uses two or more factors of authentication. Multifactor authentication requires different factors (something you know, something you have, and something you are), not just multiple authentication methods in a single factor such as a password and a PIN, both in the something-you-know factor.
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