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G L O S S A R Y
DNS
Eligible Server
Fulfillment Server
Heartbeat
HTTP
HTTPS
IP Address
IP Service
Key Strength
Keypair
LDAP
Load Balancing
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Domain Name Server. A mechanism used in the Internet for
translating the names of host machines into addresses.
A server in a lower priority service's server pool.
A server that stores content and runs applications to respond to user
requests
A signal acknowledging the existence/operation of SA8220. The
heartbeat command enables the SA8220 to display a message on the
console every heartbeat interval.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol: the protocol used between a web
browser and a server to request a document and transfer its contents.
HTTP exchanged over an SSL-encrypted session
IP Internet Protocol
A unique identifier for a node on an IP network. Expressed in "dotted
decimal" notation. For example: 10.0.0.1.
A network-accessible, IP-accessible Application Protocol. For
example: HTTP, FTP, and the like. For administration purposes,
services are identified by Virtual IP:Port.
KB Kilobytes, or thousands of bytes, of data
Key
A public key and private key pair used to encrypt/decrypt messages
Length, in bits, of keys used in data encryption or authentication. For
example: 56, 128, 512.
Matching public and private keys
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol -- a protocol for accessing
common directory information
The distribution of processing and communications activity across a
computer network so that no single device is overwhelmed. Load
balancing is particularly important for networks on which it is
difficult to predict the volume of requests likely to be issued to a
server. Busy Web sites typically employ two or more Web servers in
load balancing roles.
MB
Megabytes, or millions of bytes, of data
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