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1149| Glossary of Terms AOS-W 6.5.3.x| User Guide
SA
Security Association. SA is the establishment of shared security attributes between two network entities to
support secure communication.
SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language. SAML is an XML-based framework for communicating user
authentication, entitlement, and attribute information. SAML enables single sign-on by allowing users to
authenticate at an identity provider and then access service providers without additional authentication.
SCEP
Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol. SCEP is a protocol for requesting and managing digital certificates.
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol. SCP is a network protocol that supports file transfers between hosts on a network.
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface. SCSI refers to a set of interface standards for physical connection and data
transfer between a computer and the peripheral devices such as printers, disk drives, CD-ROM, and so on.
SDN
Software-Defined Networking. SDN is an umbrella term encompassing several kinds of network technology
aimed at making the network as agile and flexible as the virtualized server and storage infrastructure of the
modern data center.
SDR
Server Derivation Rule. An SDR refers to a role assignment model used by the controllers running ArubaOS to
assign roles and VLANs to the WLAN users based on the rules defined under a server group. The SDRs
override the default authentication roles and VLANs defined in the AAA and Virtual AP profiles.
SDU
Service Data Unit. SDU is a unit of data that has been passed down from an OSI layer to a lower layer and that
has not yet been encapsulated into a PDU by the lower layer.
SD-WAN
Software-Defined Wide Area Network. SD-WAN is an application for applying SDN technology to WAN
connections that connect enterprise networks across disparate geographical locations.
SFP
The Small Form-factor Pluggable. SFP is a compact, hot-pluggable transceiver that is used for both
telecommunication and data communications applications.
SFP+
Small Form-factor Pluggable+. SFP+ supports up to data rates up to 16Gbps.
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol. SFTP is a network protocol that allows file access, file transfer, and file
management functions over a secure connection.