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digest authentication. Allows the user to authenticate without sending the
username and password as cleartext. The browser uses the MD5 algorithm to
create a digest value. The server uses the Digest Authentication plug-in to compare
the digest value provided by the client.
DNS Domain Name System. The system that machines on a network use to
associate standard IP addresses (such as ) with hostnames (such as
198.93.93.10
). Machines normally get this translated information from a DNS
www.example.com
server, or they look it up in tables maintained on their systems.
DNS alias A hostname that the DNS server knows points to a different
host—specifically a DNS CNAME record. Machines always have one real name,
but they can have one or more aliases. For example, an alias such as
yourdomain.domain might point to a real machine called
www.
yourdomain.domain where the server currently exists.
realthing.
document root A directory on the server machine that contains the files, images,
and data you want to present to users accessing the server.
drop word See stop word.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP An Internet Proposed Standard
Protocol that allows a system to dynamically assign an IP address to individual
computers on a network.
encryption The process of transforming information so it can't be decrypted or
read by anyone but the intended recipient.
Enterprise Server Administration Server A web-based server that contains the
forms you use to configure all of your Enterprise Servers.
expires header The expiration time of the returned document, specified by the
remote server.
extranet An extension of a company's intranet onto the Internet, to allow
customers, suppliers, and remote workers access to the data.
fancy indexing A method of indexing that provides more information than
simple indexing. Fancy indexing displays a list of contents by name with file size,
last modification date, and an icon reflecting file type. Because of this, fancy
indexes might take longer than simple indexes for the client to load.
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