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Glossary 67
base distinguished name
See base DN .
bind DN
Distinguished name used to authenticate to Directory Server when performing an operation.
bind distinguished name
See bind DN .
bind rule
In the context of access control, the bind rule specifies the credentials and conditions that a
particular user or client must satisfy in order to get access to directory information.
branch entry
An entry that represents the top of a subtree in the directory.
browser
Software, such as Mozilla Firefox, used to request and view World Wide Web material stored as
HTML files. The browser uses the HTTP protocol to communicate with the host server.
browsing index
Also virtual view index . Speeds up the display of entries in the Directory Server Console. Brows-
ing indexes can be created on any branchpoint in the directory tree to improve display perfor-
mance.
C
CA
See Certificate Authority .
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 read-only replica and maintains 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.