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

filtered role Allows you to assign entries to the role depending upon the attribute contained by each entry.
You do this by specifying an LDAP filter. Entries that match the filter are said to possess the role.
G
general access When granted, indicates that all authenticated users can access directory information.
GSS-API Generic Security Services. The generic access protocol that is the native way for UNIX-based
systems to access and authenticate Kerberos services; also supports session encryption.
H
host name A name for a machine in the form machine.domain.dom, which is translated into an IP address.
For example, www.example.com is the machine www in the subdomain example and com
domain.
HTML Hypertext Markup Language. The formatting language used for documents on the World Wide
Web. HTML files are plain text files with formatting codes that tell browsers such as the Mozilla
Firefox how to display text, position graphics, and form items and to display links to other pages.
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The method for exchanging information between HTTP servers and
clients.
HTTPD An abbreviation for the HTTP daemon or service, a program that serves information using the
HTTP protocol. The daemon or service is often called an httpd.
HTTPS A secure version of HTTP, implemented using the Secure Sockets Layer, SSL.
hub In the context of replication, a server that holds a replica that is copied from a different server,
and, in turn, replicates it to a third server.
See also cascading replication.
I
ID list scan limit A size limit which is globally applied to any indexed search operation. When the size of an
individual ID list reaches this limit, the server replaces that ID list with an all IDs token.
index key Each index that the directory uses is composed of a table of index keys and matching entry ID
lists.
indirect CoS An indirect CoS identifies the template entry using the value of one of the target entry's attributes.
international index Speeds up searches for information in international directories.
International
Standards
Organization
See ISO.
IP address Also Internet Protocol address. A set of numbers, separated by dots, that specifies the actual
location of a machine on the Internet (for example, 198.93.93.10). Directory Server supports
both IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses.
ISO International Standards Organization.
K
knowledge
reference
Pointers to directory information stored in different databases.
L
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. Directory service protocol designed to run over TCP/IP
and across multiple platforms.
LDAP client Software used to request and view LDAP entries from an LDAP Directory Server.
See also browser.
LDAP Data
Interchange
Format
See LDAP Data Interchange Format.
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