Oracle process, Manager and notification server, Lightweight directory access protocol – Oracle B12255-01 User Manual

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Glossary-5

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

A standard, extensible directory access protocol. It is a common language that

LDAP

clients and servers use to communicate. The framework of design

conventions supporting industry-standard directory products, such as the Oracle
Internet Directory.

MD5

A hashing algorithm intended for use on 32-bit machines to create digital
signatures. MD5 is a

one-way hash function

, meaning that it converts a message

into a fixed string of digits that form a

message digest

.

message digest

Representation of text as a string of single digits. It is created using a formula called
a

one-way hash function

.

modules

Modules extend the basic functionality of the Web server and support integration
between Oracle HTTP Server and other Oracle Database components.

one-way hash function

An algorithm that turns a message into a single string of digits. “One way” means
that it is almost impossible to derive the original message from the string of digits.
The calculated

message digest

can be compared with the message digest that is

decrypted with a

public key

to verify that the message has not been tampered with.

OPMN

See

Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server

.

Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server

Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN) manages Oracle HTTP
Server processes within an application server instance. It channels all events from
different components to all components interested in receiving them.

PEM

Privacy-Enhanced Electronic Mail. An

encryption

technique that provides

encryption, authentication, message integrity, and

key

management.

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