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Homework 4IT 223This homework covers information from Lecture 5Homework is worth 20points. Lecture5InLecture 5wediscussed accesscontrol.Part ofthat discussionwason techniquesusedtoauthenticatea claimof identity(e.g.passwords, tokens, biometrics).Inthisportion of theassignmentyouwill researchandreportonaspecific accesstechnology.1. Finda technologyResearchonlinesourcestofind anauthoritative (seeabove) descriptionofaspecifictechnologyforaccess control of aspecifictype accordingto thefollowing:First letteroffirstnameTechnologytypeA-HHardware TokenI-QPassword AlternativeR -ZBiometrics”Passwordalternative”refers to sometechnologythat is an alternative to typingatextualpasswordor passphrase.Yourtechnologymustnot involvetypingcharacterson akeyboard,keypad,orsimilardevice.”Hardwaretoken”refersto somephysicaldevicethat is used in place of(or in addition to)typingapassword. TheRSA SecurIDtoken(or anydirectderivative of that device)shown inLecture 7 is explicitlyexcluded for this assignment.”Biometrics”refersto aspecific technologyformeasuringsomephysiologicaland/orbehavioralcharacteristicusedin place of(orin addition to)typingapassword.You must find aspecifictechnologythat has beenimplemented,not just a genericdescriptionofatype orcategoryoftechnology.For this answeramanufacturer’sWeb site is consideredauthoritative (buta seller’sWeb site is not!).Show theURLof thepage thatdescribesthe technologyyouselectedandthe dateandtime whenyouaccessed it, asin this fictitious example:Myselectedtechnologyisdescribedathttp://www.blahblahblah.com/tech.pdf.IaccessedthispageonMarch 31,2016at11:59p.m.(2points)2. Summarize the technologyInyourownwordssummarizethe operationofthetechnologyyouchoseusing100-150words.Focuson how it works,especiallyhow it candistinguisha particularperson fromanyother.Note:Youmustuse yourownwords. Do notquote directlyfromthe policy and donotchange justa few words –re-phrasethe lower-level requiremententirely.Failure tocomplywith thisdirectivewill resultin a score ofzeroforthisanswerand maybeconsidereda violationofthe HonorCode.Ifyouuseless than 100wordsyouwill receivezerofor this answer.Ifyouusemorethan 150wordsyouranswermayreceive onlypartial credit.(8points)Lecture 10Use terminal feature on your OS to find the following. Hint, if you don’t know what the command is, please visit: https://doc.lagout.ovh/operating%20system%20/linux/Essential%20System%20Administration.pdfand READ the MANUAL to find out!! (This is best for MacOS)For windows users type “cmd”at the run window from the start button in the lower left hand part of your screenFor Windows: http://superuser.com/questions/429965/list-of-all-windows-administration-command-line-toolsYour IPv4 address (should be RFC1918, but it is possible that it is not)Find the following:(2 points each). For each one, show the command you used, and what the results were.Network configuration informationVersion and type of your OSYour routing tableYour gatewayA list of active and inactive network connections on your machine.