
Glossary
GL-11
Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide
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mask
A 32-bit mask that shows how an Internet address is divided into network, subnet, and host parts. The
mask has ones in the bit positions to be used for the network and subnet parts, and zeros for the host
part. The mask should contain at least the standard network portion, and the subnet field should be
contiguous with the network portion.
MCR
See multicast.
MC router
Multicast (MC) routers route multicast data transmissions to the hosts on each LAN in an internetwork
that are registered to receive specific multimedia or other broadcasts. See also multicast.
MD5
Message Digest 5. A one-way hashing algorithm that produces a 128-bit hash. Both MD5 and SHA-1
are variations on MD4 and are designed to strengthen the security of the MD4 hashing algorithm.
SHA-1 is more secure than MD4 and MD5. Cisco uses hashes for authentication within the IPSec
framework. Also used for message authentication in SNMP v.2. MD5 verifies the integrity of the
communication, authenticates the origin, and checks for timeliness. MD5 has a smaller digest and is
considered to be slightly faster than SHA-1.
MDI
Media dependent interface.
MDIX
Media dependent interface crossover.
Message Digest
A message digest is created by a hash algorithm, such as MD5 or SHA-1, that is used for ensuring
message integrity.
MGCP
Media Gateway Control Protocol. Media Gateway Control Protocol is a protocol for the control of
VoIP calls by external call-control elements known as media gateway controllers or call agents. MGCP
merges the IPDC and SGCP protocols.
Mode
See Access Modes.
Mode Config
See IKE Mode Configuration.
Modular Policy
Framework
Modular Policy Framework. A means of configuring security appliance features in a manner to similar
to Cisco IOS software Modular QoS CLI.
MS
mobile station. Refers generically to any mobile device, such as a mobile handset or computer, that is
used to access network services. GPRS networks support three classes of MS, which describe the type
of operation supported within the GPRS and the GSM mobile wireless networks. For example, a Class
A MS supports simultaneous operation of GPRS and GSM services.
MS-CHAP
Microsoft CHAP.
MTU
Maximum transmission unit, the maximum number of bytes in a packet that can flow efficiently across
the network with best response time. For Ethernet, the default MTU is 1500 bytes, but each network
can have different values, with serial connections having the smallest values. The MTU is described
in RFC 1191.
multicast
Multicast refers to a network addressing method in which the source transmits a packet to multiple
destinations, a multicast group, simultaneously. See also PIM, SMR.
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