iTP Secure WebServer System Administrator's Guide (iTPWebSvr 6.0+)

Glossary
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Internet Protocol (IP)
addresses, just as the Internet is an abstraction of physical networks. Actually
assigned to the interconnection of a host to a physical network, an Internet address
consists of a network portion and a host portion. The partition makes routing efficient.
Internet Protocol (IP). The Internet standard protocol that defines the Internet datagram as
the unit of information passed across the Internet and that provides the basis for the
Internet connectionless, best-effort packet delivery service.
Internet. Physically, a collection of packet-switching networks interconnected by gateways,
along with protocols that allow them to function logically as a single, large, virtual
network. When written in uppercase, INTERNET refers specifically to the DARPA
Internet and the TCP/IP protocols it uses.
interoperability. The ability of software and hardware on multiple machines from multiple
vendors to communicate meaningfully.
IP. See Internet Protocol (IP).
Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG). An image format used to transmit graphics on
the World Wide Web (WWW).
JPEG. See Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG).
key database file. The file in which you maintain keys you generated using the keyadmin
command with either the -mkpair or -keydb argument. These are the keys you use to
generate certificates for software encryption. Compare WID keyfile.
Key Exchange Key (KEK). An encryption key used to encrypt other keys.
local area network (LAN). Any physical network technology that operates at high speed
(usually from tens of megabits per second to several gigabits per second) over short
distances (up to a few thousand meters).
Mosaic. See browser.
Netscape. See browser.
NonStop Kernel. The HP operating system, which consists of core and system services.
The operating system does not include any application program interfaces (APIs).
NonStop Servlets for JavaServer Pages (NSJSP). NonStop Servlets for JavaServer
Pages (NSJSP) are platform-independent server-side programs that programmatically
extend the functionality of web-based applications by providing dynamic content from a
webserver to a client browser over the HTTP protocol.