System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

SSL

SSL is the secure sockets layer protocol. It is a generic transport-layer security mechanism designed to make application protocols such as LDAP secure.

subnet

A working scheme that divides a single logical network into smaller physical networks to simplify routing.

table

In NIS+ a two-dimensional (nonrelational) database object containing NIS+ data in rows and columns. (In NIS an NIS map is analogous to a NIS+ table with two columns.) A table is the format in which NIS+ data is stored. NIS+ provides 16 predefined or system tables. Each table stores a different type of information.

TCP

See Transport Control Protocol (TCP).

TCP/IP

Acronym for Transport Control Protocol/Interface Program. The protocol suite originally developed for the Internet. It is also called the Internet protocol suite. Solaris networks run on TCP/IP by default.

Transport Control Protocol (TCP)

The major transport protocol in the Internet suite of protocols providing reliable, connection-oriented, full-duplex streams. Uses IP for delivery. See TCP/IP.

Transport Layer Security (TLS)

TLS secures communication between an LDAP client and the directory server, providing both privacy and data integrity. The TLS protocol is a super set of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

wide-area network (WAN)

A network that connects multiple local-area networks (LANs) or systems at different geographical sites via phone, fiber-optic, or satellite links.

X.500

A global-level directory service defined by an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard. A precursor to LDAP.


	SSL SSL is the secure sockets layer protocol. It is a generic transport-layer security mechanism designed to make application protocols such as LDAP secure. subnet A working scheme that divides a single logical network into smaller physical networks to simplify routing. table In NIS+ a two-dimensional (nonrelational) database object containing NIS+ data in rows and columns. (In NIS an NIS map is analogous to a NIS+ table with two columns.) A table is the format in which NIS+ data is stored. NIS+ provides 16 predefined or system tables. Each table stores a different type of information. TCP See Transport Control Protocol (TCP). TCP/IP Acronym for Transport Control Protocol/Interface Program. The protocol suite originally developed for the Internet. It is also called the Internet protocol suite. Solaris networks run on TCP/IP by default. Transport Control Protocol (TCP) The major transport protocol in the Internet suite of protocols providing reliable, connection-oriented, full-duplex streams. Uses IP for delivery. See TCP/IP. Transport Layer Security (TLS) TLS secures communication between an LDAP client and the directory server, providing both privacy and data integrity. The TLS protocol is a super set of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. wide-area network (WAN) A network that connects multiple local-area networks (LANs) or systems at different geographical sites via phone, fiber-optic, or satellite links. X.500 A global-level directory service defined by an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standard. A precursor to LDAP.