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AZ-104/Acronyms/Part 13

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AZ-104 Acronyms — Part 13 of 19

Terms 361–390 of 566 AZ-104 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.

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Term 361

OSPF cost

OSPF cost is a metric used by the Open Shortest Path First routing protocol to determine the best path for data packets to travel through a network, based on the characteristics of each link.

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Term 362

OSPF metric

OSPF metric is a cost value assigned to each route in an Open Shortest Path First network, used to determine the best path for data packets.

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Term 363

OSPF neighbor

An OSPF neighbor is another router that has been directly discovered through OSPF Hello packets and is willing to exchange routing information to build a network topology map.

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Term 364

OSPF network type

OSPF network type defines how the Open Shortest Path First routing protocol operates on a given interface, determining neighbor discovery, adjacency formation, and the election of designated routers.

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Term 365

Outbound ACL

An Outbound ACL is a set of rules applied to traffic leaving a network interface that decides which packets are allowed to exit and which are blocked.

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Term 366

Owner role

The Owner role is an access control entity that holds full administrative rights over a resource, including the ability to grant or revoke permissions for other users.

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Term 367

Password policy

A set of rules designed to enhance computer security by encouraging users to create strong, secure passwords and store them properly.

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Term 368

Phishing

Phishing is a type of cyber attack where criminals impersonate legitimate organizations or individuals to trick victims into revealing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or personal data.

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Term 369

PIM

Privileged Identity Management, a Microsoft Azure Active Directory tool that manages, monitors, and controls access to privileged roles on a just-in-time basis.

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Term 370

Point-to-point OSPF

Point-to-point OSPF is a network configuration where Open Shortest Path First routing protocol operates over a direct link between exactly two routers, treating the link as a simple connection without the need for a designated router or backup designated router.

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Term 371

Policy

A policy is a set of rules or guidelines that defines how an organization manages, secures, and operates its IT systems and services.

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Term 372

Policy as code

Policy as code is the practice of representing and managing security, compliance, and governance rules as executable code, enabling automated validation and enforcement across infrastructure and software development workflows.

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Term 373

Policy assignment

Policy assignment is the process of attaching a set of rules or permissions to a specific resource, user, or group so that those rules are enforced in a cloud or IT environment.

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Term 374

Policy definition

A policy definition is a formal rule or set of rules that specifies allowed or denied actions on resources within an IT environment, often used for governance, compliance, and security control.

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Term 375

Policy enforcement

Policy enforcement is the process of implementing and ensuring compliance with defined security rules and configurations across an IT environment.

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Term 376

Policy inheritance

Policy inheritance is the mechanism by which policies applied to a parent container in a hierarchical system automatically apply to all child objects within that container, unless explicitly blocked or overridden.

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Term 377

Port security

Port security is a network switch feature that restricts which devices can connect to a port based on the device's MAC address, preventing unauthorized access.

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Term 378

Power over Ethernet

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that allows electrical power and data to be transmitted over a single Ethernet cable to devices like IP cameras, wireless access points, and VoIP phones.

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Term 379

Privacy and security

Privacy and security refer to the practices and technologies used to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access while ensuring individuals' rights over their personal information are respected.

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Term 380

Privacy risk management

Privacy risk management is the ongoing process of identifying, assessing, and responding to risks that could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of personal data.

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Term 381

Private cloud

A private cloud is a cloud computing environment that is used exclusively by a single organization, offering the benefits of cloud services — like scalability and self-service — but with dedicated infrastructure that is not shared with any other company.

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Term 382

Private DNS zone

A private DNS zone is a hosted DNS namespace that is only resolvable from within specific virtual networks or private environments, not from the public internet.

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Term 383

Private endpoint

A private endpoint is a network interface that securely connects a service over a private IP address inside a virtual network, keeping traffic off the public internet.

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Term 384

Private Google Access

Private Google Access lets virtual machines in a Google Cloud VPC reach Google APIs and services using private IP addresses, without needing public internet access.

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Term 385

Private IP address

A private IP address is a non-internet-routable address used within a local network to identify devices and allow them to communicate with each other without direct exposure to the public internet.

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Term 386

Private Link

Private Link is a technology that lets you connect your virtual network to a service over a private, secure connection inside the cloud provider's infrastructure, instead of going over the public internet.

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Term 387

Private subnet

A private subnet is a segmented portion of a cloud or on-premises network that is not directly accessible from the public internet, used to host internal resources securely.

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Term 388

Privileged access

Privileged access is a special level of permission that allows a user or system to perform high-impact actions like installing software, changing system settings, or accessing sensitive data across an IT environment.

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Term 389

Privileged access management

Privileged access management is a cybersecurity practice that controls and monitors the elevated access rights of users who have special permissions to critical systems and data.

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Term 390

Privileged Identity Management

Privileged Identity Management is a security system that controls, monitors, and audits access to sensitive systems by granting elevated permissions only when needed and for a limited time.

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