Network address translation

nounid 3346·updated Aug 30, 2026

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A routing technology used by many firewalls to hide internal system addresses from an external network through use of an addressing schema.

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SANS Glossary of Security Terms2 sensesview framework →

§1: Network Address Translation. It is used to share one or a small number of publicly routable IP addresses among a larger number of hosts. The hosts are assigned private IP addresses, which are then "translated" into one of the publicly routed IP addresses. Typically home or small business networks use NAT to share a single DLS or Cable modem IP address. However, in some cases NAT is used for servers as an additional layer of protection.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review: The translation of an Internet Protocol address used within one network to a different IP address known within another network. One network is designated the inside network and the other is the outside.

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: A methodology of modifying network address information in IP datagram packet headers while they are in transit across a traffic routing device for the purpose of remapping one IP address space into another

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A routing technology used by many firewalls to hide internal system addresses from an external network through use of an addressing schema.

NIST SP 800-411 senseview framework →

§1: A routing technology used by many firewalls to hide internal system addresses from an external network through use of an addressing schema.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: A routing technology used by many firewalls to hide internal system addresses from an external network through use of an addressing schema.
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