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Alphabetical index of published acronym entries with tag filters and quick sort.

  1. ACRONYMAA
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: Deprecated Usage under "attribute authority".

  2. ACRONYMAAD
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    The input data to the authenticated encryption function that is authenticated but not encrypted.

  3. ACRONYMAAL
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    A category describing the strength of the authentication process.

  4. ACRONYMAAR
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    A document containing findings and recommendations from an exercise or a test.

  5. ACRONYMABAC
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    An access control approach in which access is mediated based on attributes associated with subjects (requesters) and the objects to be accessed. Each object and subject has a set of associated attributes, such as location, time of creation, access rights, etc. Access to an object is authorized or denied depending upon whether the required (e.g., policy defined) correlation can be made between the attributes of that object and of the requesting subject.

  6. ACRONYMAC
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    The process of granting or denying specific requests to 1) obtain and use information and related information processing services and 2) enter specific physical facilities (e.g., federal buildings, military establishments, border crossing entrances).

  7. ACRONYMACC
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: access control center.

  8. ACRONYMACES
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: Access Certificate for Electronic Services.

  9. ACRONYMACL
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    A list of entities, together with their access rights, that are authorized to have access to a resource.

  10. ACRONYMACM
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    Implementations of formal AC policy such as AC model. Access control mechanisms can be designed to adhere to the properties of the model by machine implementation using protocols, architecture, or formal languages such as program code.

  11. ACRONYMACME
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    A protocol defined in IETF RFC 8555 that provides for the automated enrollment of certificates.

  12. ACRONYMACP
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    High level requirements that specify how access is managed and who may access information under what circumstances.

  13. ACRONYMAD
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    Input data to the CCM generation encryption process that is authenticated but not encrypted.

  14. ACRONYMAES
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard, a widely used symmetric key block cipher standardized by NIST.

  15. ACRONYMAH
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: Authentication Header

  16. ACRONYMAIaaS
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    a cloud based service offering artificial intelligence (AI) outsourcing

  17. ACRONYMALC
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: accounting legend code.

  18. ACRONYMANSI
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: American National Standards Institute.

  19. ACRONYManti-CSRF
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    related pairs of tokens given to users to validate their requests and prevent issue requests from attackers via the victim

  20. ACRONYMAPI
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: application programming interface.

  21. ACRONYMAPOP
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: POP3 APOP.

  22. ACRONYMARPANET
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) Network, a pioneer packet switched network that (a) was designed, implemented, operated, and maintained by BBN from January 1969 until July 1975 under contract to the U.S. Government; (b) led to the development of today's Internet; and (c) was decommissioned in June 1990. [B4799, Hafn]

  23. ACRONYMASCII
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

  24. ACRONYMASN.1
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: Abstract Syntax Notation One.

  25. ACRONYMATIS
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: "Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions" under "ANSI".

  26. ACRONYMAUTH
    Updated Jan 06, 2026

    See: POP3 AUTH.