Red Hat 8.1 User Manual

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master agent. Also called a

subagent

.

SSL

A software library establishing a secure connection between two parties (client and server)
used to implement HTTPS, the secure version of HTTP. Also called

Secure Sockets Layer

.

standard index

index maintained by default.

sub suffix

A branch underneath a root suffix.

subagent

See

SNMP subagent

.

substring index

Allows for efficient searching against substrings within entries. Substring indexes are limited to
a minimum of two characters for each entry.

suffix

The name of the entry at the top of the directory tree, below which data is stored. Multiple
suffixes are possible within the same directory. Each database only has one suffix.

superuser

The most privileged user available on Unix machines. The superuser has complete access
privileges to all files on the machine. Also called

root

.

supplier

Server containing the master copy of directory trees or subtrees that are replicated to replica
servers.

supplier server

In the context of replication, a server that holds a replica that is copied to a different server is
called a supplier for that replica.

supplier-initiated replication

Replication configuration where

supplier

servers replicate directory data to any replica servers.

symmetric encryption

Encryption that uses the same key for both encrypting and decrypting. DES is an example of a
symmetric encryption algorithm.

system index

Cannot be deleted or modified as it is essential to Directory Server operations.

T

target

In the context of access control, the target identifies the directory information to which a
particular ACI applies.

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