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| | | <glossary xml:id='glossary' |
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| | | xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink' |
| | | xmlns:xinclude='http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude'> |
| | | <title>OpenDJ Glossary</title> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Abandon operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP operation to stop processing of a request in progress, after |
| | | which the directory server drops the connection without a reply to the |
| | | client application.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Access control</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Control to grant or to deny access to a resource.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="access-control-instruction"> |
| | | <glossterm>Access control instruction (ACI)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Instruction added as a directory entry attribute for fine-grained |
| | | control over what a given user or group member is authorized to do in terms |
| | | of LDAP operations and access to user data.</para> |
| | | <para>ACIs are implemented independently from privileges, which apply to |
| | | administrative operations.</para> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="privilege" /> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Access control list (ACL)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An access control list connects a user or group of users to one or |
| | | more security entitlements. For example, users in group "sales" are granted |
| | | the entitlement "read-only" to some financial data.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm><filename>access</filename> log</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Directory server log tracing the operations the server processes |
| | | including timestamps, connection information, and information about the |
| | | operation itself.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Account lockout</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>The act of making an account temporarily or permanently inactive |
| | | after successive authentication failures.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Active user</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A user that has the ability to authenticate and use the services, |
| | | having valid credentials.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Add operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP operation to add a new entry or entries to the directory.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Anonymous</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A user that does not need to authenticate, and is unknown to the |
| | | system.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Anonymous bind</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A bind operation using simple authentication with an empty DN and an |
| | | empty password, allowing "anonymous" access such as reading public |
| | | information.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="approximate-index"> |
| | | <glossterm>Approximate index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Index is used to match values that "sound like" those provided in the |
| | | filter.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Attribute</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Properties of a directory entry, stored as one or more key-value pairs. |
| | | Typical examples include the common name (<literal>cn</literal>) to store |
| | | the user's full name and variations of the name, user ID |
| | | (<literal>uid</literal>) to store a unique identifier for the entry, and |
| | | <literal>mail</literal> to store email addresses.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm><filename>audit</filename> log</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Type of access log that dumps changes in LDIF.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Authentication</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>The process of verifying who is requesting access to a resource; the |
| | | act of confirming the identity of a principal.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Authorization</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>The process of determining whether access should be granted to an |
| | | individual based on information about that individual; the act of |
| | | determining whether to grant or to deny a principal access to a |
| | | resource.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Backend</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Repository that a directory server can access to store data. Different |
| | | implementations with different capabilities exist.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Binary copy</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Binary backup archive of one directory server that can be restored on |
| | | another directory server.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Bind operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP authentication operation to determine the client's identity in |
| | | LDAP terms, the identity which is later used by the server to authorize (or |
| | | not) access to directory data that the client wants to lookup or |
| | | change.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Collective attribute</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A standard mechanism for defining attributes that appear on all the |
| | | entries in a particular subtree.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Compare operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP operation to compare a specified attribute value with the value |
| | | stored on an entry in the directory.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Control</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Information added to an LDAP message to further specify how an LDAP |
| | | operation should be processed. OpenDJ supports many LDAP controls.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Database cache</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Memory space set aside to hold database content.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm><filename>debug</filename> log</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Directory server log tracing details needed to troubleshoot a problem |
| | | in the server.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Delete operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP operation to remove an existing entry or entries from the |
| | | directory.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="directory"> |
| | | <glossterm>Directory</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A directory is a network service which lists participants in the |
| | | network such as users, computers, printers, and groups. The directory |
| | | provides a convenient, centralized, and robust mechanism for publishing and |
| | | consuming information about network participants.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Directory hierarchy</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A directory can be organized into a hierarchy in order to make it |
| | | easier to browse or manage. Directory hierarchies normally represent |
| | | something in the physical world, such as organizational hierarchies or |
| | | physical locations. For example, the top level of a directory may represent |
| | | a company, the next level down divisions, the next level down departments, |
| | | and so on. Alternately, the top level may represent the world, the next |
| | | level down countries, next states or provinces, next cities, and so |
| | | on.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="directory-manager"> |
| | | <glossterm>Directory manager</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Default Root DN who has privileges to do full administration of the |
| | | OpenDJ server, including bypassing access control evaluation, changing |
| | | access controls, and changing administrative privileges.</para> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="root-dn" /> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Directory object</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A directory object is an item in a directory. Example objects include |
| | | users, user groups, computers and more. Objects may be organized into a |
| | | hierarchy and contain identifying attributes.</para> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="entry" /> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Directory server</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Server application for centralizing information about network participants. |
| | | A highly available directory service consists of multiple directory servers |
| | | configured to replicate directory data.</para> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="directory" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="replication" /> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Directory Services Markup Language (DSML)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Standard language to access directory services using XML. DMSL v1 |
| | | defined an XML mapping of LDAP objects, while DSMLv2 maps the LDAP Protocol |
| | | and data model to XML.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Distinguished name (DN)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Fully qualified name for a directory entry, such as |
| | | <literal>uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com</literal>, built by |
| | | concatenating the entry RDN (<literal>uid=bjensen</literal>) with the DN of |
| | | the parent entry (<literal>ou=People,dc=example,dc=com</literal>).</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Dynamic group</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Group that specifies members using LDAP URLs.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="entry"> |
| | | <glossterm>Entry</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>As generic and hierarchical data stores, directories always contain |
| | | different kinds of entries, either nodes (or containers) or leaf entries. An |
| | | entry is an object in the directory, defined by one of more object classes |
| | | and their related attributes. At startup, OpenDJ reports the number of entries |
| | | contained in each suffix.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Entry cache</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Memory space set aside to hold frequently-accessed, large entries, |
| | | such as static groups.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="equality-index"> |
| | | <glossterm>Equality index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Index used to match values that correspond exactly (though generally |
| | | without case sensitivity) to the value provided in the search filter.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm><filename>errors</filename> log</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Directory server log tracing server events, error conditions, and |
| | | warnings, categorized and identified by severity.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Export</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Save directory data in an LDIF file.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Extended operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Additional LDAP operation not included in the original standards. |
| | | OpenDJ supports several standard LDAP extended operations.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="extensible-match-index"> |
| | | <glossterm>Extensible match index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Index for a matching rule other than approximate, equality, ordering, |
| | | presence, substring or VLV, such as an index for generalized time.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>External user</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An individual that accesses company resources or services but is not |
| | | working for the company. Typically a customer or partner.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="filter"> |
| | | <glossterm>Filter</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An LDAP search filter is an expression that the server uses to find |
| | | entries that match a search request, such as |
| | | <literal>(mail=*@example.com)</literal> to match all entries having an |
| | | email address in the example.com domain.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Group</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Entry identifying a set of members whose entries are also in the |
| | | directory.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Idle time limit</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Defines how long OpenDJ allows idle connections to remain open.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Import</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Read in and index directory data from an LDIF file.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Inactive user</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An entry in the directory that once represented a user but which is |
| | | now no longer able to be authenticated.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Directory server backend feature to allow quick lookup of entries |
| | | based on their attribute values.</para> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="approximate-index" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="equality-index" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="extensible-match-index" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="ordering-index" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="presence-index" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="substring-index" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="vlv-index" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="index-entry-limit" /> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="index-entry-limit"> |
| | | <glossterm>Index entry limit</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>When the number of entries that an index key points to exceeds the |
| | | index entry limit, OpenDJ stops maintaining the list of entries for that |
| | | index key.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Internal user</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An individual who works within the company either as an employee or as |
| | | a contractor.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Standard, portable, text-based representation of directory content. |
| | | See <link xlink:href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2849" |
| | | xlink:show="new">RFC 2849</link>.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>LDAP URL</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP Uniform Resource Locator such as <literal |
| | | >ldap://directory.example.com:389/dc=example,dc=com??sub?(uid=bjensen)</literal>. |
| | | See <link xlink:href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2255" |
| | | xlink:show="new">RFC 2255</link>.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>LDAPS</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP over SSL.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A simple and standardized network protocol used by applications to |
| | | connect to a directory, search for objects and add, edit or remove |
| | | objects. See <link xlink:href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4510" |
| | | xlink:show="new">RFC 4510</link>.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Lookthrough limit</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Defines the maximum number of candidate entries OpenDJ considers when |
| | | processing a search.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Matching rule</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Defines rules for performing matching operations against assertion |
| | | values. Matching rules are frequently associated with an attribute syntax |
| | | and are used to compare values according to that syntax. For example, the |
| | | <literal>distinguishedNameEqualityMatch</literal> matching rule can be used |
| | | to determine whether two DNs are equal and can ignore unnecessary spaces |
| | | around commas and equal signs, differences in capitalization in attribute |
| | | names, and so on.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Modify DN operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP modification operation to request that the server change the |
| | | distinguished name of an entry.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Modify operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP modification operation to request that the server change one or |
| | | more attributes of an entry.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Naming context</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Base DN under which client applications can look for user data.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Object class</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Identifies entries that share certain characteristics. Most commonly, |
| | | an entry's object classes define the attributes that must and may be present |
| | | on the entry. Object classes are stored on entries as values of the |
| | | <literal>objectClass</literal> attribute. Object classes are defined in the |
| | | directory schema, and can be abstract (defining characteristics for other |
| | | object classes to inherit), structural (defining the basic structure of an |
| | | entry, one structural inheritance per entry), or auxiliary (for decorating |
| | | entries already having a structural object class with other required and |
| | | optional attributes).</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Object identifier (OID)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>String that uniquely identifies an object, such as |
| | | <literal>0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1</literal> for the user ID attribute or |
| | | <literal>1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15</literal> for |
| | | <literal>DirectoryString</literal> syntax. </para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Operational attribute</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An attribute that has a special (operational) meaning for the |
| | | directory server, such as <literal>pwdPolicySubentry</literal> or |
| | | <literal>modifyTimestamp</literal>.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="ordering-index"> |
| | | <glossterm>Ordering index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Index used to match values for a filter that specifies a range.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Password policy</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A set of rules regarding what sequence of characters constitutes an |
| | | acceptable password. Acceptable passwords are generally those that would be |
| | | too difficult for another user or an automated program to guess and thereby |
| | | defeat the password mechanism. Password policies may require a minimum |
| | | length, a mixture of different types of characters (lowercase, uppercase, |
| | | digits, punctuation marks, and so forth), avoiding dictionary words or |
| | | passwords based on the user's name, and so forth. Password policies may |
| | | also require that users not reuse old passwords and that users change their |
| | | passwords regularly.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Password reset</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Password change performed by a user other than the user who owns the |
| | | entry.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Password storage scheme</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Mechanism for encoding user passwords stored on directory entries. |
| | | OpenDJ implements a number of password storage schemes.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Password validator</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Mechanism for determining whether a proposed password is acceptable |
| | | for use. OpenDJ implements a number of password validators.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="presence-index"> |
| | | <glossterm>Presence index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Index used to match the fact that an attribute is present on the entry, |
| | | regardless of the value.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Principal</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Entity that can be authenticated, such as a user, a device, or an |
| | | application.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="privilege"> |
| | | <glossterm>Privilege</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Server configuration settings controlling access to administrative |
| | | operations such as exporting and importing data, restarting the server, |
| | | performing password reset, and changing the server configuration.</para> |
| | | <para>Privileges are implemented independently from access control |
| | | instructions (ACI), which apply to LDAP operations and user data.</para> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="access-control-instruction" /> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Referential integrity</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Ensuring that group membership remains consistent following changes |
| | | to member entries.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm><filename>referint</filename> log</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Directory server log tracing referential integrity events, with |
| | | entries similar to the errors log.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Referral</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Reference to another directory location, which can be another |
| | | directory server running elsewhere or another container on the same server, |
| | | where the current operation can be processed.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Relative distinguished name (RDN)</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Initial portion of a DN that distinguishes the entry from all other |
| | | entries at the same level, such as <literal>uid=bjensen</literal> in |
| | | <literal>uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com</literal>.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="replication"> |
| | | <glossterm>Replication</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Data synchronization that ensures all directory servers participating |
| | | eventually share a consistent set of directory data.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm><filename>replication</filename> log</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Directory server log tracing replication events, with entries similar |
| | | to the errors log.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="root-dn"> |
| | | <glossterm>Root DN</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A directory superuser, whose account is specific to a directory server |
| | | under <literal>cn=Root DNs,cn=config</literal>.</para> |
| | | <para>The default Root DN is Directory Manager. You can create additional |
| | | Root DN accounts, each with different administrative privileges.</para> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="directory-manager" /> |
| | | <glossseealso otherterm="privilege" /> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Root DSE</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>The directory entry with distinguished name "" (empty string), where |
| | | DSE stands for DSA-Specific Entry. DSA stands for Directory Server Agent, |
| | | a single directory server. The root DSE serves to expose information over |
| | | LDAP about what the directory server supports in terms of LDAP controls, |
| | | auth password schemes, SASL mechanisms, LDAP protocol versions, naming |
| | | contexts, features, LDAP extended operations, and so forth.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Schema</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP schema defines the object classes, attributes types, attribute |
| | | value syntaxes, matching rules and so on that constrain entries held by the |
| | | directory server.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Search filter</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>See <xref linkend="filter"/>.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Search operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP lookup operation where a client requests that the server return |
| | | entries based on an LDAP filter and a base DN under which to search.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Simple authentication</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Bind operation performed with a user's entry DN and user's password. |
| | | Use simple authentication only if the network connection is secure.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Size limit</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Sets the maximum number of entries returned for a search.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Static group</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Group that enumerates member entries.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Subentry</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An entry, such as a password policy entry, that resides with the user |
| | | data but holds operational data, and is not visible in search results unless |
| | | explicitly requested.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="substring-index"> |
| | | <glossterm>Substring index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Index used to match values specified with wildcards in the filter.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Task</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Mechanism to provide remote access to directory server administrative |
| | | functions. OpenDJ supports tasks to backup and restore backends, to import |
| | | and export LDIF files, and to stop and restart the server. </para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Time limit</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Defines the maximum processing time OpenDJ devotes to a search |
| | | operation.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Unbind operation</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>LDAP operation to release resources at the end of a session.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Unindexed search</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Search operation for which no matching index is available. If no |
| | | indexes are applicable, then the directory server potentially has to go |
| | | through all entries to look for candidate matches. For this reason, the |
| | | <literal>unindexed-search</literal> privilege, allowing users to request |
| | | searches for which no applicable index exists, is reserved for the directory |
| | | manager by default.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>User</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An entry that represents an individual that can be authenticated |
| | | through credentials contained or referenced by its attributes. A user may |
| | | represent an internal user or an external user, and may be an active user |
| | | or an inactive user.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>User attribute</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An attribute for storing user data on a directory entry such as |
| | | <literal>mail</literal> or <literal>givenname</literal>.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Virtual attribute</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An attribute with dynamically generated values that appear in entries |
| | | but are not persistently stored in the backend.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Virtual directory</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>An application that exposes a consolidated view of multiple physical |
| | | directories over an LDAP interface. Consumers of the directory information |
| | | connect to the virtual directory's LDAP service. Behind the scenes, requests |
| | | for information and updates to the directory are sent to one or more physical |
| | | directories where the actual information resides. Virtual directories enable |
| | | organizations to create a consolidated view of information that for legal or |
| | | technical reasons cannot be consolidated into a single physical copy.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry xml:id="vlv-index"> |
| | | <glossterm>Virtual list view (VLV) index</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>Browsing index designed to help the directory server respond to client |
| | | applications that need for example to browse through a long list of results |
| | | a page at a time in a GUI.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>Virtual static group</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>OpenDJ group that lets applications see dynamic groups as what appear |
| | | to be static groups.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | |
| | | <glossentry> |
| | | <glossterm>X.500</glossterm> |
| | | <glossdef> |
| | | <para>A family of standardized protocols for accessing, browsing and |
| | | maintaining a directory. X.500 is functionally similar to LDAP, but is |
| | | generally considered to be more complex, and has consequently not been |
| | | widely adopted.</para> |
| | | </glossdef> |
| | | </glossentry> |
| | | </glossary> |