Glossary - Novell APPARMOR Admin Manual

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Chapter 8 Glossary
Apache: Apache is a freely available Unix-based Web server. It is cur-
rently the most commonly used web server on the Internet. More infor-
mation about Apache can be found at the Apache website,
http://www.apache.org.
GUI: Acronym for Graphical User Interface. This term refers to a soft-
ware front-end meant to provide an attractive and easy to use interface
between a computer user and application, its elements include such
things as: windows, icons, buttons, cursors and scroll bars.
RPM: The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is is an open packaging
system available for anyone to use, and works on Red Hat Linux as
well as other Linux and UNIX systems. It is capable of installing, unin-
stalling, verifying, querying, and updating computer software pack-
ages. See http://www.rpm.org/ for more information.
SSH (Secure Shell): A service that allows you to access your server
from a remote computer and issue text commands through a secure
connection.
URI: Universal Resource Identifiers. the generic term for all types of
names and addresses that refer to objects on the World Wide Web. A
URL is one kind of URI.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator): An abbreviation of Uniform
Resource Locator, the global address of documents and other
resources on the World Wide Web.
The first part of the address indicates what protocol to use, and the
second part specifies the IP address or the domain name where the
resource is located.
For example, in http://www.immuix.com/index.html, http is the protocol
to use.
Attack Signatures: Patterns in system or network activity that signal
a possible virus or hacker attack. Intrusion detection systems might
use attack signatures to distinguish between legitimate and potentially
malicious activity.
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