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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) A protocol that allows mutual authentication between a
client and server and the establishment of an authenticated and encrypted connection. SSL
runs above TCP/IP and below HTTP, LDAP, IMAP, NNTP, and other high-level network
protocols.
self tests A feature that allows you to set up tests of a CS instance both when the instance
starts up and on-demand.
server authentication The process of identifying a server to a client. See also client
authentication.
server group The servers in a server root directory managed by a single instance of Red
Hat Administration Server.
server root The directory used to store Certificate System and other Red Hat Server
binaries that make up a server group.
server SSL certificate A certificate used to identify a server to a client using the Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
servlet Java code that handles a particular kind of interaction with end entities on behalf
of a CS manager. For example, certificate enrollment, renewal, revocation, and key
recovery requests are each handled by separate servlets.
SHA-1 Secure Hash Algorithm, a hash function used by the US Government.
signature algorithm A cryptographic algorithm used to create digital signatures.
Certificate System supports the MD5 and SHA-1 signing algorithms. See also
cryptographic algorithm, digital signature.
signed audit log See audit log.
signing certificate A certificate whose public key corresponds to a private key used to
create digital signatures. For example, Certificate Manager must have a signing certificate
whose public key corresponds to the private key it uses to sign the certificates it issues. A
Registration Manager must have a signing certificate whose public key corresponds to the
private key it uses to sign the certificate requests it sends to the Certificate Manager.
signing key A private key used for signing only. A signing key and its equivalent public
key, plus an encryption key and its equivalent public key, constitute a dual key pair.
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