Glossary

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.

 

See Also template entry.

D

daemon

A background process on a Unix machine that is responsible

 

for a particular system task. Daemon processes do not need

 

human intervention to continue functioning.

DAP

Directory Access Protocol. The ISO X.500 standard protocol

 

that provides client access to the directory.

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