NonStop Servlets for JSP System Administrator's Guide

NonStop Servlets for JavaServer Pages (NSJSP) System Administrator’s Guide—525644-001
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Glossary
This glossary defines terms used both in this manual and in other HP manuals. Both
industry-standard terms and HP-specific terms are included.
authentication. The process of identifying an individual, usually based on a username and
password. In security systems, authentication is distinct from authorization, which is
the process of giving individuals access to system objects based on their identity.
Authentication merely ensures that the individual is who he or she claims to be, but
says nothing about the access rights of the individual.
browser. A graphical user interface (GUI) used to access sites on the World Wide Web.
Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mosaic, and Lynx are commonly used browsers.
CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee). A division of
the United Nations International Telecommunications Union that coordinates
standards-setting activities.
CGI. See Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
CERN. The European Laboratory for particle physics. The originators of the HyperText
Transport Protocol (HTTP) and HyperText Markup Language (HTML) concepts.
CommerceNet. A consortium that was formed in Silicon Valley to promote electronic
commerce over the Internet.
Common Gateway Interface (CGI). A standard protocol used as the interface between
web servers and the programs these servers use to process requests from web clients.
connection. The path between two protocol modules that provides reliable stream delivery
service. In the Internet, a connection extends from a Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP) module on one machine to a TCP module on another machine.
cookie. A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the
message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the
browser requests a page from the server. The main purpose of cookies is to identify
users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them.
deployment descriptor. The web.xml file that contain resource definitions such as MIME
types, mapping of requests to servlets, access control and servlet initialization
parameters.
disk files. Standard POSIX or Guardian style disk files. The file names of POSIX disk files
comply with the POSIX specifications.
distinguished name (DN). The complete name of a directory entry, consisting of the
Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) of the entry and the RDNs of its superior entries.
DN. See distinguished name (DN)