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public-key infrastructure (PKI) The standards and services that facilitate the use
of public-key encryption and certificates in a networked environment.
RDN See relative distinguished name.
registration authority (RA) An entity that receives and authenticates certificate
requests, and then forwards them to a CA.
relative distinguished name The name of a directory entry, before the entry’s
ancestors have been appended to the string to form the full distinguished name.
resource An object in a Netscape topology. Examples of resources include
administration domains, hosts, and server instances.
RFC Request For Comments. Procedures or standards documents submitted to
the Internet community. Readers can send comments on the technologies before
they become accepted standards.
root CA The certificate authority (CA) with a self-signed certificate at the top of a
certificate chain. See also CA certificate, subordinate CA.
schema Definitions describing what types of information can be stored as entries
in the directory. When information that does not match the schema is stored in the
directory, clients attempting to access the directory may be unable to display the
proper results.
schema checking Ensures that new or modified directory entries conform to the
defined schema. Schema checking is turned on by default; users will receive an
error if they try to save an entry that does not conform to the schema.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
A protocol that allows mutual authentication
between a client and server for the purpose of establishing an authenticated and
encrypted connection. SSL runs above TCP/IP and below HTTP, LDAP, IMAP,
NNTP, and other high-level network protocols. See also authentication,
encryption.
security device
A hardware or software device that is associated with a slot in a
PKCS #11 module. It provides cryptographic services and optionally stores
certificates and keys. See also internal security device, external security device.
self-signed certificate A certificate that is digitally signed by the same entity that
the certificate identifies.