| 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 . |
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CA | |
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 |
| 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, and 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 |
character type | Distinguishes alphabetic characters from numeric or other |
| characters and the mapping of |
| letters. |
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