AAC

Advanced Audio Coding, a "lossy" compression format capable of delivering relatively high quality at relatively low bit rates.

AH

Authentication headers, used as part of an IPSec implementation.

alias token

An alias token enables a card owner to access the same Sun Ray session with more than one physical token. This setup can be useful, for example, when a user needs a duplicate smart card.

ALP

The Sun Appliance Link Protocol, a suite of network protocols that enable communication between Sun Ray servers and Sun Ray Clients.

AMGH

Automatic Multigroup Hotdesking. See regional hotdesking.

authentication policy

The Authentication Manager, using the selected authentication modules, decides what tokens are valid and which users, as token owners, have access to the system and sessions.

authentication token

Although all tokens are used by the Authentication Manager to grant or deny access to Sun Ray sessions, this term usually refers to a user's smart card token. See token.