HP-UX Directory Server Administrator Guide HP-UX Directory Server Version 8.1 (5900-3098, May 2013)

branch entry An entry that represents the top of a subtree in the directory.
browser Software, such as Mozilla Firefox, used to request and view World Wide Web material stored
as HTML files. The browser uses the HTTP protocol to communicate with the host server.
browsing index Speeds up the display of entries in the Directory Server Console. Browsing indexes can be created
on any branch point in the directory tree to improve display performance.
See also virtual list view index .
C
CA See Certificate Authority.
cascading
replication
In a cascading replication scenario, one server, often called the hub supplier, acts both as a
consumer and a supplier for a particular replica. It holds a read-only replica and maintains a
changelog. It receives updates from the supplier server that holds the master copy of the data
and in turn supplies those updates to the consumer.
certificate A collection of data that associates the public keys of a network user with their DN in the directory.
The certificate is stored in the directory as user object attributes.
Certificate
Authority
Company or organization that sells and issues authentication certificates. You may purchase an
authentication certificate from a Certification Authority that you trust. Also known as a CA.
CGI Common Gateway Interface. An interface for external programs to communicate with the HTTP
server. Programs written to use CGI are called CGI programs or CGI scripts and can be written
in many of the common programming languages. CGI programs handle forms or perform output
parsing that is not done by the server itself.
chaining A method for relaying requests to another server. Results for the request are collected, compiled,
then returned to the client.
changelog A changelog is a record that describes the modifications that have occurred on a replica. The
supplier server then replays these modifications on the replicas stored on replica servers or on
other masters, in the case of multi-master replication.
character type Distinguishes alphabetic characters from numeric or other characters and the mapping of uppercase
to lowercase letters.
ciphertext Encrypted information that cannot be read by anyone without the proper key to decrypt the
information.
class definition Specifies the information needed to create an instance of a particular object and determines how
the object works in relation to other objects in the directory.
class of service See CoS.
classic CoS A classic CoS identifies the template entry by both its DN and the value of one of the target entry's
attributes.
client See LDAP client.
code page An internal table used by a locale in the context of the internationalization plug-in that the operating
system uses to relate keyboard keys to character font screen displays.
collation order Provides language and cultural-specific information about how the characters of a given language
are to be sorted. This information might include the sequence of letters in the alphabet or how to
compare letters with accents to letters without accents.
consumer Server containing replicated directory trees or subtrees from a supplier server.
consumer server In the context of replication, a server that holds a replica that is copied from a different server is
called a consumer for that replica.
CoS A method for sharing attributes between entries in a way that is invisible to applications.
CoS definition
entry
Identifies the type of CoS you are using. It is stored as an LDAP subentry below the branch it
affects.
CoS template entry Contains a list of the shared attribute values.
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