Glossary

T

target

In the context of access control, the target identifies the

 

directory information to which a particular ACI applies.

target entry

The entries within the scope of a CoS.

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The main

 

network protocol for the Internet and for enterprise (company)

 

networks.

template entry

See CoS template entry.

time/date format

Indicates the customary formatting for times and dates in a

 

specific region.

TLS

The new standard for secure socket layers; a public key based

 

protocol. Also Transport Layer Security.

topology

The way a directory tree is divided among physical servers and

 

how these servers link with one another.

Transport Layer Security

See TLS.

U

 

uid

A unique number associated with each user on a Unix system.

URL

Uniform Resource Locater. The addressing system used by the

 

server and the client to request documents. It is often called a

 

location. The format of a URL is

 

protocol://machine:port/document. The port number is

 

necessary only on selected servers, and it is often assigned by

 

the server, freeing the user of having to place it in the URL.

V

 

virtual list view index

Speeds up the display of entries in the Directory Server

 

Console. Virtual list view indexes can be created on any branch

 

point in the directory tree to improve display performance.

 

See Also browsing index.

X

 

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