Glossary - Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.1 - 04-2002 ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Glossary

Access Control Entries (ACEs) A hierarchy of rules which the web server uses to
evaluate incoming access requests.
Access Control List (ACL) A collection of ACEs. An ACL is a mechanism for
defining which users have access to your server. You can define ACL rules that are
specific to a particular file or directory, granting or denying access to one or more
users and groups.
admpw The username and password file for the Enterprise Application Server
superuser.
agent Software that runs the network-management software in a network device,
such as a router, host, or X terminal. See also intelligent agents.
authentication Allows clients to verify their identity to the server. Basic or
Default authentication requires users to enter a username and password to access
your web server or web site. It requires a list of users and groups in an LDAP
database. See also digest and SSL authentication.
The granting of access to an entire server or particular files and directories on it.
Authorization can be restricted by criteria including hostnames and IP addresses.
browser See client.
cache A copy of original data that is stored locally. Cached data doesn't have to
be retrieved from a remote server again when requested.
certificate A nontransferable, nonforgeable, digital file issued from a third party
that both communicating parties already trust.
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