AAA

jdocchio67

Hi folks,

Just wondering if someone can get me flying right on AAA. Which one of these is more appropriate for the exam.

Syngress book refereneces to AAA as:
Access Control, Authentication, Auditing.


Other resources I've been looking at refers to the subject as:
Authentication, authorization, and accounting

Which both versions have to do with CIA:
Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability


Thank you in advance

dynamik

That certainly is a lot of A's!

You can more or less look at auditing and accounting as synonyms, and the same goes for access control and authorization. I personally remember it as being authentication, authorization, and accounting, but I think you'll be fine as long as you understand the three mean concepts (identification, determining what resources are accessible, and record keeping).

jdocchio67

dynamik

Thank you very much for the information. Appriciate it

royal

Comptia refers to AAA as Access Control, Authentication, Auditing.
Cisco refers to AAA as Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting.

Surprised I even know this by memory. I haven't even done Security+ or Cisco certs. Just remember reading about it a while back.

TravR1

Don't they have the same meaning, just different word? Auditing and Accounting can be the same thing. I don't know much about AAA, but good with words and definitions.

So unless they ask you what AAA stands for, you should be fine, right?

royal

I'd assume so. Like I said, I haven't done either certs.