Oracle Database B10772-01 Administrator's Manual page 487

client
A client relies on a service. A client can sometimes be a user, sometimes a process
acting on behalf of the user during a database link (sometimes called a proxy).
confidentiality
A function of cryptography. Confidentiality guarantees that only the intended
recipient(s) of a message can view the message (decrypt the ciphertext).
connect descriptor
A specially formatted description of the destination for a network connection. A
connect descriptor contains destination
destination service is indicated by using its service name for Oracle9i or Oracle8i
databases or its Oracle
network route provides, at a minimum, the location of the
network address. See
connect identifier
A connect descriptor
identifier can be a
net service
Users initiate a connect request by passing a username and password along with a
connect identifier in a connect string for the service to which they wish to connect:
CONNECT username/password@connect_identifier
connect string
Information the user passes to a
and net service name. For example:
CONNECT username/password@net_service_name
credentials
A username, password, or certificate used to gain access to the database.
CRL
See certificate revocation lists
CRL Distribution Point
(CRL DP) An optional extension specified by the X.509 version 3 certificate
standard, which indicates the location of the Partitioned CRL where revocation
information for a certificate is stored. Typically, the value in this extension is in the
service
system identifier (SID)
connect identifier
or a name that maps to a connect descriptor. A connect
name, database
to connect, such as username, password
service
and network route information. The
for Oracle databases version 8.0. The
listener through use of a
name, or
service net service alias.
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