extranet
Controlled outside access
An extranet is a private network that uses internet technology to share information securely with specific outside parties such as business partners, suppliers, or customers.
Unlike an intranet, which is accessible only within an organization, an extranet extends limited access beyond company walls while remaining closed to the general public.
The vendor portal on our extranet lets suppliers check inventory levels directly.
Confirming genuine identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
authorization · single sign-on · two-factor · identity management · access control · user rights · security token · password
Encrypted network connection
- firewallNetwork access control system
- gatewayPoint of access
- LANLocalized computer linkage
- WANGeographically dispersed data infrastructure
TCP/IP · protocol · router · switch · bandwidth · connectivity · hub · fiber-optic
Enterprise-to-enterprise commerce
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- clientsThose receiving professional services
- partnersJoint venture participants
supply chain · procurement · distributors · contractors · dealers · wholesalers · resellers · stakeholders
Distributing files to others
- workflowSequential task progression
- project managementOverseeing work toward goals
- shared workspaceCommunal professional environment
- messagingSending written digital communications
version control · co-authoring · data exchange · integration · content management · knowledge sharing · communication
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
permissions · authorization · single sign-on · two-factor · identity management · access control · user rights · security token · password · certificate
VPN
Encrypted network connection
WAN · TCP/IP · protocol · router · switch · bandwidth · connectivity · hub · fiber-optic · broadband
B2B
Enterprise-to-enterprise commerce
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- clientsThose receiving professional services
partners · supply chain · procurement · distributors · contractors · dealers · wholesalers · resellers · stakeholders · customers
document sharing
Distributing files to others
- workflowSequential task progression
- project managementOverseeing work toward goals
- shared workspaceCommunal professional environment
messaging · version control · co-authoring · data exchange · integration · content management · knowledge sharing · communication
- networksMAN, PAN, cloud computing, router, Wi-Fi
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, telephone calls, antennas
- IT systemssoftware, server, hardware, servers, databases
- network termshub, node, mesh, ring, grid
- Network typesWiFi, LAN, WAN, cellular, broadband
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
extranetintranet
Organization's internal web system
internal network · local area network · LAN · private network · wide area network
extranetintranet
Organization's internal web system
public network · closed system · World Wide Web · walled garden · wide area network