## 20160518 AK ---- [[Glossary/CZ|česky]] | '''english''' ---- = Glossary and abbreviations = This is an attempt to list words used within this site and to explain their definition to make them more clearer. Also have a look at: [[Brain/Assurer'sCryptographyLibrary/GlossaryAbbreviations]]. ''Maybe it would be smart, these wiki sites, "Glossary" and "Glossary & Abbreviations", to consolidate'' == Abbreviations and glossary == [[#[2]|2]] - [[#[3]|3]] - [[#[A]|A]] - [[#[C]|C]] - [[#[D]|D]] - [[#[E]|E]] - [[#[F]|F]] - [[#[G]|G]] - [[#[H]|H]] - [[#[I]|I]] - [[#[M]|M]] - [[#[N]|N]] - [[#[O]|O]] - [[#[P]|P]] - [[#[R]|R]] - [[#[S]|S]] - [[#[T]|T]] - [[#[U]|U]] - [[#[V]|V]] - [[#[W]|W]] === [2] === 2TDEA:: 2-keys Triple Data Encryption Algorithm === [3] === 3TDEA:: 3-keys Triple Data Encryption Algorithm === [A] === A:: Arbitrator (in Arbitrations) ABC:: Arbitrated Background Check ACL:: Access Control List AEP:: Auto Enrollment Proxy - proxy server for an automatic issuing of organization certificates AES:: Advanced Encryption Standard AH:: Assurance Handbook AO:: Assurance Officer AP:: Assurance Policy ASN.1:: (ASN1) Abstract Syntax Notation One (defined in ITU-T X.680-X.683) ATE:: Assurer Training Event === [C] === C:: Claimant (in Arbitrations) CA:: Certification Authority CanonicalName:: "a true, a real" name - neither an alias nor a nickname CommonName:: common name of the subject; in client certificates mostly a person name, e-mail address, in server certificates should be the FQDN of a server CAP:: CAcert Assurance Programme CAPE:: CAcert Assumption of Privacy in Email CARP:: CAcert Assurer Reliable Proposition CARS:: CAcert Assurer Reliable Statement CATS:: CAcert Assurer Testing System CC:: Carbon Copy, (Common Criteria) CCA:: CAcert Community Agreement CCS:: Configuration Control Specification Certificate:: confirmation or testimonial - a document basically saying this: "We, CA, have verified and confirm that the subject "!CommonName" is indeed what it claims to be. This confirmation is valid since (date) until (date)."; a pair of cryptographic keys (one of them, the public one, is a part of the certificate) provides that the claim presented is not forged; the contents of the certificate may be saved in a computer as data in a database or as a file; you can find out on the CRL list, whether or not the confirmation is still valid (it is not revoked) CM:: Case Manager (in Arbitrations) COAP:: CAcert Organisation Assurance Programme COD:: CAcert Official Document CoI:: Conflict of Interests CP:: Certificate Policy (combined with CPS) CPS:: Certification Practise Statement (combined with CP) CRL:: Certificate Revocation List CSR:: Certificate Signing Request === [D] === D-H:: Diffie-Hellmann algorithm for key exchange DBA:: Alternative name for organisation ("doing business as") DPA:: Data Protection Act DRP:: Dispute Resolution Policy DRO:: Dispute Resolution Officer DSA:: Digital Signature Algorithm === [E] === ECC:: Elliptic Curve Cryptography ECDSA:: Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm EE:: End-Entity or Member's certificate === [F] === FAQ:: Frequently Asked Questions FFC:: Finite Field Cryptography FQDN:: Fully Qualified Domain Name = an unique name (including an Internet domain) of an Internet host FTP:: File Transfer Protocol FTPS:: File Transfer Protocol Secured === [G] === GNU:: GNU's Not Unix - the unfinished free operating system GPG:: GNU Privacy Guard === [H] === Hostname:: The name of a "host", a computer in the Internet, usually its FQDN, thus a DNS name used for communication with that host Hostname (short):: The short name of a "host", a computer in a local or closed network with the flat address space; names do not contain a domain, they do not represent FQDN HTTP:: !HyperText Transfer Protocol HTTPS:: !HyperText Transfer Protocol Secured === [I] === IFC:: Integer Factorization Cryptography IIS:: Internet Information Server (the term of Microsoft) IMAP:: Internet Message Access Protocol - the protocol for accessing Email messages IMAPS:: Internet Message Access Protocol Secured IPR:: Intellectual Property Rights ISP:: Internet Service Provider - an organization connecting you with Internet === [M] === MAC:: (1) Message Authentication Code MAC:: (2) Media Access Controlí (Ethernet: 6 hex. bytes, first 3 usually means vendor's ID) MTA:: Mail Transfer Agent - a computer process MX:: Mail eXchanger - the DNS record type, determining the Email server for a domain in question === [N] === ND:: No Driver - driver isn't needed NR:: Non Repudiation NRP:: Non-related Person NRPDaL:: NRP's old document, since replaced by RDL NSW:: New South Wales - a part of Australia, CAcert's residence === [O] === OpenCT:: Open-source Card Terminal OpenSC:: Open-source Smart Card OrgAdmin old O-Admin:: Administrator within an organisation OrgA old sometimes OA:: Organisation Assurance OAO:: Organisation Assurance Officer OAP:: Organisation Assurance Policy OATE:: Organisation Assurers Training Event OCSP:: Online Certificate Status Protocol OA old OrgAssurer:: Organisation Assurer OID:: Object ID - an unique object ID (a sequence of decimal numbers separated with dots) OTRS:: Open source Ticket Request System, see http://otrs.org/ === [P] === PAM:: Plugable Authentication Module PEM:: Privacy Enhanced Mail - in cryptography container for keys and certificates, contents is usually Base64 coded PGP:: Pretty Good Privacy PII:: Personally Identifiable Information PKI:: Public Key Infrastructure PO:: Policy Officer PoIDC:: Practice on ID Checking PoJAM:: Policy on Junior Assurers / Members PoN:: Practice On Names pOA:: prospective Organistaion Assurer PoP:: Policy on Policy POP3:: Post Office Protocol 3 - transfer protocol of Email messages from a server to an addressee POP3S:: Post Office Protocol 3 Secured PP:: Privacy Policy PR:: Public Relations === [R] === R:: Respondent (in Arbitrations) RA:: Registration Authority RDL:: [[http://www.cacert.org/policy/RootDistributionLicense.php|Root Distribution License]] R/H/P:: German Translation of R/L/O: [[RisksLiabilitiesObligations|Risiken, Haftung and Pflichten]] RPA:: Relying Party Agreement R/L/O:: [[RisksLiabilitiesObligations|Risks, Liabilities and Obligations]] RSA:: Rivest, Shamir, Adleman (authors of the RSA encrypt/decrypt algorithm) === [S] === SA:: Software-Assessor, Software-Assessment SAN:: Subject Alternative Name - e. g. more names of the same server, saved in the certificate SE:: Support Engineer, Software Engineer ServerAlias:: Alternative name of a server; can be either FQDN or a plain name; It is used where more websites reside on a single IP address, or more virtual servers reside on single server machine ServerName:: can be FQDN, canonical name, or an alias SM:: Security Manual SP:: Security Policy SO:: Support Officer SSO:: Single Sign On SubjectAltName:: Alternative name of the subject; for example Email address to the person name, or a server alias(es) to the server name SubPol(s):: Subsidiary Policy/Policies SVN:: Subversion System, (svn.cacert.org) === [T] === TTP:: Trusted Third Party === [U] === UCS:: Uniform Communication Standard UPN:: User Principal Name URL:: Uniform Resource Locator USB:: Universal Serial Bus UTF8:: UCS Transformation Format, 8 bits (variable length 1 byte to 6 bytes); also UTF-16 and UTF-32 do exist. UTF8 definition see RFC-3629 and Unicode 4.0 === [V] === Verification:: Verification of certificate information. See more at [[Glossary/Validation|Validation]] VirtualHost:: usually a virtual server hosted on a real machine; each virtual host needs its own certificate to enable the secured connection VPN:: Virtual Private Network - a network or its part is connected with another type of connection (as "tunneling" over Internet and similar) Validation:: a word used for verification of certificate information, analogous to CAcert's Assurance. See [[Glossary/Validation|Validation]] for more. === [W] === WIP:: Work In Progress WoT:: Web of Trust == Obsolete comments concerning Thawte == /!\ The following 4 entries belong to the TVerify program abandoned on November 16., 2011 /!\ Class 1 Member:: A Thawte user who has been successful verifying their email address with the Thawte system. Thawte Verified User:: A Thawte user who has been verified by Thawte as a '''Class 1 member.''' Thawte Trusted User:: A Thawte user who has been verified by the Thawte Web of Trust Program (WoT) and has been assured for at least 50 trust [[Points|points]]. You will now be able to see your name in your certificates. You are now trusted and can use the ''tverify ''method at http://tverify.cacert.org/ . Thawte Assurer:: A Thawte user who has been assured for at least 100 trust [[Points|points]]. ---- . CategoryGlossary