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SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
TCP/IP protocol for sending email between servers.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
A protocol that provides authentication and encryption services between a web server and a web
browser.
SSH (Secure Shell)
A secure transport protocol based on public-key cryptography.
(Terminal Access Controller Access Control System)
A method of authentication used in UNIX networks. It allows a remote access server to
communicate with an authentication server to determine whether the user has access to the
network.
Telnet
A terminal protocol that provides an easy-to-use method of creating terminal connections to a
network host.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
Simpler version of FTP taht doesn’t require any type of authentication.
Xmodem
A file transfer protocol that allows file transfer between two computers across the serial port.
Subsequent modified versions of the protocol are called Ymodem and Zmodem.