Glossary

Topic

This article is a glossary of terms for Datto Secure Edge

Environment

  • Datto Secure Edge

Description

Below is a list of commonly used terms with Datto Secure Edge and their meaning.

Term Meaning
MFA Multifactor authentication
DSE Datto Secure Edge
DSE421 Datto Secure Edge appliance
DNS Domain name system
IP Internet Protocol or Internet Protocol Address
IdP Identity Provider
OIDC OpenID Connect
Latency Delay in response over connection (as opposed to speed)
IPSec Internet Protocol Security (a type of VPN connection method)
IKEv1 Internet Key Exchange version 1
IKEv2 Internet Key Exchange version 2
TLS Transport layer security
Http Hypertext Transfer Protocol
RTP Real-time Transport Protocol
Malware Malicious software
Soft Clients Secure Edge software
SSID Service set identifier
SSO Single sign on
Subscriber ID User email addresses assigned to Secure Edge subscriptions.
WAN IP Delay in response over connection (as opposed to speed)
Split Tunnel

A VPN configuration where only select traffic traverses the VPN tunnel

Full Tunnel

A VPN configuration where all traffic traverses the VPN tunnel

SaaS Software as a service
VPN Virtual Private Network
URL Uniform resource locator
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
VOIP Voice over IP
PSK Pre-shared key