Glossary
A
advanced persistent threat (APT) A prolonged and
targeted cyberattack in which an intruder gains access to
a network and remains undetected for a period of time.
Agile A form of software development that prioritizes
managing change and adding continuous incremental
value.
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
The regional organization that manages IP address
assignment and allocation for the North American
region.
API Application programming interface is a method of
communication between various software components or
systems or applications.
API key A predetermined string that is passed from a
client to a server.
API token A unique auto-generated and encrypted
token that is used to access protected pages or resources
instead of requiring user login credentials to be passed
repeatedly.
Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) The
SDN-based solution from Cisco for data center
deployment, management, and monitoring.
Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
(APIC) The central controller of the ACI fabric.
artifact repository The location where software builds
are stored for deployment. This term can also be used to
refer to a registry if your built software is container
based.