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intermediate CA A CA whose certificate is located between the root CA and the
issued certificate in a certificate chain.
IP spoofing The forgery of client IP addresses.
JAR file A digital envelope for a compressed collection of files organized
according to the Java archive (JAR) format.
Java archive (JAR) format A set of conventions for associating digital signatures,
installer scripts, and other information with files in a directory.
Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) The API specification and reference
developed by Sun Microsystems for cryptographic services. See
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/guide/security/CryptoSpec
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Java Development Kit (JDK) Software development kit provided by Sun
Microsystems for developing applications and applets using the Java
programming language.
Java Native Interface (JNI) A standard programming interface that provides
binary compatibility across different implementations of the Java Virtual Machine
(JVM) on a given platform, allowing existing code written in a language such as C
or C++ for a single platform to bind to Java. See
.
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/guide/jni/index.html
Java Security Services (JSS) A Java interface for controlling security operations
performed by Netscape Security Services (NSS).
KEA See Key Exchange Algorithm (KEA).
key A large number used by a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt or decrypt
data. A person's public key, for example, allows other people to encrypt messages
intended for that person. The messages must then be decrypted by using the
corresponding private key.
key exchange A procedure followed by a client and server to determine the
symmetric keys they will both use during an SSL session.
Key Exchange Algorithm (KEA) An algorithm used for key exchange by the US
Government.
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