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authentication</a>, <a href="#server_authentication">server
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authentication</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="bookmark">bookmark</dt><dd>A stored web page address
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clicking a bookmark icon in the Personal Toolbar or choosing the bookmark's
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choosing the bookmark's name from the Bookmarks menu.</dd>
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<dt id="ca">CA</dt><dd>See <a href="#certificate_authority">certificate
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authority (CA)</a></dd>
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<dt id="cache">cache</dt><dd>A collection of web page copies stored
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on your computer's hard disk or in its random-access memory (RAM). The
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browser accumulates these copies as you browse the Web. When you click a link
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or type a <a href="#uniform_resource_locator">URL</a> to fetch a particular
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web page for which the cache already contains a copy, the browser compares
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the cached copy to the original. If there have been no changes, the browser
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uses the cached copy rather than refetching the original, saving processing
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and download time.</dd>
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or type a <a href="#url">URL</a> to fetch a particular web page for which the
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cache already contains a copy, the browser compares the cached copy to the
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original. If there have been no changes, the browser uses the cached copy
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rather than refetching the original, saving processing and download
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time.</dd>
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<dt id="certificate">certificate</dt><dd>The digital
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equivalent of an ID card. A certificate specifies the name of an individual,
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company, or other entity and certifies that a public key, which is included
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in the certificate, belongs to that entity. When you digitally sign a message
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or other data, the digital signature for that message is created with the aid
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of the private key that corresponds to the public key in your certificate. A
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certificate is issued and digitally signed by a
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<a href="#certificate_authority">certificate
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authority (CA)</a>. A certificate's validity can be verified by checking the
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CA's <a href="#digital_signature">digital signature</a>. Also called digital
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ID, digital passport, public-key certificate, X.509 certificate, and security
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certificate. See also <a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key
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<dt id="certificate">certificate</dt><dd>The digital equivalent of an ID card.
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A certificate specifies the name of an individual, company, or other entity
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and certifies that a public key, which is included in the certificate,
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belongs to that entity. When you digitally sign a message or other data, the
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digital signature for that message is created with the aid of the private key
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that corresponds to the public key in your certificate. A certificate is
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issued and digitally signed by a <a href="#certificate_authority">certificate
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authority (CA)</a>. A certificate's validity can be verified by checking
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the CA's <a href="#digital_signature">digital signature</a>. Also called
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digital ID, digital passport, public-key certificate, X.509 certificate, and
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security certificate. See also <a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key
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cryptography</a>.</dd>
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intervals. CAs can be independent vendors or a person or organization using
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certificate-issuing server software (such as &brandShortName; Certificate
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Management System). See also <a href="#certificate">certificate</a>,
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<a href="#certificate_revocation_list">certificate revocation list
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(CRL)</a>.</dd>
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<a href="#crl">CRL (certificate revocation list)</a>.</dd>
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renewing a <a href="#certificate">certificate</a> that is about to
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<dt id="certificate_revocation_list">certificate revocation list
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a <a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a>. You can
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<dt id="crl">CRL (certificate revocation list)</dt><dd>A list of revoked
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certificates that is generated and signed by a
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<a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a>. You can
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download the latest CRL to your browser or to a server, then check against it
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for authentication.</dd>
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own CA certificate is both on file with Certificate Manager and marked as
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trusted for issuing that kind of certificate. It also confirms that the
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certificate being verified has not itself been marked as untrusted. Finally,
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if the <a href="#online_certificate_status_protocol">Online Certificate
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Status Protocol (OCSP)</a> has been activated, Certificate Manager also
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performs an online check. It does so by looking up the certificate in a list
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of valid certificates maintained at a URL that is specified either in the
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certificate itself or in the browser's Validation preferences. If any of
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these checks fail, Certificate Manager marks the certificate as unverified
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if the <a href="#ocsp">OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)</a> has been
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activated, Certificate Manager also performs an online check. It does so by
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looking up the certificate in a list of valid certificates maintained at a
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<a href="#url">URL</a> that is specified either in the certificate itself or
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in the browser's Validation preferences. If any of these checks fail,
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Certificate Manager marks the certificate as unverified and won't
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recognize the identity it certifies.</dd>
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<dt id="cipher">cipher</dt><dd>
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<dt id="cipher">cipher</dt><dd>See
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<a href="#cryptographic_algorithm">cryptographic algorithm</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="client">client</dt><dd>Software (such as browser software) that sends
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requests to and receives information from a <a href="#server">server</a>,
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which is usually running on a different computer. A computer on which client
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software runs is also described as a client.</dd>
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Software (such as browser software) that sends requests to and receives
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information from a <a href="#server">server</a>, which is usually running on
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a different computer. A computer on which client software runs is also
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described as a client.</dd>
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<dt id="client_authentication">client authentication</dt><dd>The process of
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identifying a <a href="#client">client</a> to a <a href="#server">server</a>,
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for example with a name and password or with a
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<a href="#client_ssl_certificate">client SSL certificate</a> and some
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digitally signed data. See also <a href="#secure_sockets_layer">Secure
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Sockets Layer (SSL)</a>, <a href="#server_authentication">server
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digitally signed data. See also <a href="#ssl">SSL (Secure
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Sockets Layer)</a>, <a href="#server_authentication">server
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authentication</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="client_ssl_certificate">client SSL certificate</dt><dd> A certificate
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that a <a href="#client">client</a> (such as browser software) presents to a
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<a href="#server">server</a> to authenticate the identity of the client
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(or the identity of the person using the client) using the
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<a href="#secure_sockets_layer">Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)</a> protocol. See
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<a href="#ssl">SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)</a> protocol. See
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also <a href="#client_authentication">client authentication</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="component_bar">Component Bar</dt><dd>The toolbar located
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at the bottom left of any &brandShortName; window. The Component Bar allows
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left of any &brandShortName; window. The Component Bar allows you to switch
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between &brandShortName; components by clicking icons for Navigator,
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on your computer by some websites. When you visit such a site, the site asks
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your browser to place one or more cookies on your hard disk. Later, when you
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<dt id="cookie">cookie</dt><dd>A small bit of information stored on your
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computer by some <a href="#web_site">websites</a>. When you visit such a site, the site asks your
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browser to place one or more cookies on your hard disk. Later, when you
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return to the site, your browser sends the site the cookies that belong to
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it. Cookies help websites keep track of information about you, such as the
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contents of your shopping cart. You can set your cookie preferences to
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<a href="#decryption">decryption</a>. Sometimes called a
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<em>cipher.</em></dd>
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<dt id="cryptography">cryptography</dt><dd>
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The art and practice of scrambling (encrypting) and unscrambling (decrypting)
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information. For example, cryptographic techniques are used to scramble an
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unscramble information flowing between commercial websites and your browser.
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See also <a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key cryptography</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="cryptography">cryptography</dt><dd>The art and practice of scrambling
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(encrypting) and unscrambling (decrypting) information. For example,
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cryptographic techniques are used to scramble an unscramble information
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flowing between commercial websites and your browser. See also
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<a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key cryptography</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="decryption">decryption</dt><dd>
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The process of unscrambling data that has been encrypted. See also
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<a href="#encryption">encryption</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="decryption">decryption</dt><dd> The process of unscrambling data that
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has been encrypted. See also <a href="#encryption">encryption</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="digital_id">digital ID</dt><dd>
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See <a href="#certificate">certificate</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="digital_signature">
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digital signature</dt><dd>A code created from both the data to be
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signed and the private key of the signer. This code is unique for each new
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piece of data. Even a single comma added to a message changes the digital
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signature for that message. Successful validation of your digital signature
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by appropriate software not only provides evidence that you approved the
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transaction or message, but also provides evidence that the data has not
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changed since you digitally signed it. A digital signature has nothing to do
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with a handwritten signature, although it can sometimes be used for similar
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legal purposes. See also <a href="#nonrepudiation">nonrepudiation</a>,
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<dt id="digital_signature">digital signature</dt><dd>A code created from both
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the data to be signed and the private key of the signer. This code is unique
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for each new piece of data. Even a single comma added to a message changes
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the digital signature for that message. Successful validation of your digital
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signature by appropriate software not only provides evidence that you
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approved the transaction or message, but also provides evidence that the data
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has not changed since you digitally signed it. A digital signature has
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nothing to do with a handwritten signature, although it can sometimes be used
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for similar legal purposes. See also
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<a href="#tamper_detection">tamper detection</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="distinguished_name">distinguished name (DN)</dt><dd>A specially
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formatted name that uniquely identifies the subject of a certificate.</dd>
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formatted name that uniquely identifies the subject of a
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<a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key cryptography</a>.</dd>
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Surreptitious interception of information sent over a network by an entity
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for which the information is not intended.</dd>
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intended.</dd>
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The process of scrambling information in a way that disguises its meaning.
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for third-parties to unscramble, or <em>decrypt,</em> information flowing
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over the connection. Encrypted information can be decrypted only by someone
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who possesses the appropriate key. See also
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<a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key cryptography</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="encryption">encryption</dt><dd>The process of scrambling information in
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a way that disguises its meaning. For example, encrypted connections between
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computers make it very difficult for third-parties to unscramble, or
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<em>decrypt,</em> information flowing over the connection. Encrypted
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information can be decrypted only by someone who possesses the appropriate
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key. See also <a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key
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cryptography</a>.</dd>
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A <a href="#certificate">certificate</a> whose public key is used for
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<dt id="encryption_certificate">encryption certificate</dt><dd>A
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<a href="#certificate">certificate</a> whose public key is used for
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encryption only. Encryption certificates are not used for signing operations.
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<a href="#signing_certificate">signing certificate</a>.</dd>
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key</dt><dd> A private key used for encryption only. An encryption key
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and its equivalent private key, plus a <a href="#signing_key">signing
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key</a> and its equivalent public key, constitute a
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<a href="#dual_key_pairs">dual key pairs</a>.</dd>
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encryption only. An encryption key and its equivalent private key, plus a
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document into another XML document or into some other format.</dd>
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the developer of a web page to define special tags. For more information, see
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standard that allows users to transfer files from one computer to another
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over a network. You can use your browser to fetch files using FTP.</dd>
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<dt id="fingerprint">fingerprint</dt><dd>
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See <a href="#certificate_fingerprint">certificate fingerprint</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="fingerprint">fingerprint</dt><dd>See
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it directly. Also known as <q>third-party cookie</q>.</dd>
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emergence of the <a href="#world_wide_web">World Wide Web</a>.</dd>
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implied or <q>opt-out</q> consent. Used to describe privacy settings
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that may allow websites to gather information about you (for example by
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means of <a href="#cookie">cookies</a> and online forms) unless you
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explicitly choose to withhold your consent by selecting an option on a page
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that the website provides for that purpose. Your consent may not be
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requested when the information is actually gathered.</dd>
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your messages and any changes to them on the server rather than on your
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<a href="#post_office_protocol">POP</a> saves disk space and allows you to
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access your entire mailbox, including sent mail, drafts, and custom folders,
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for web pages. The HTML standard defines tags, or codes, used to define the
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text layout, fonts, style, images, and other elements that make up a web
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page.</dd>
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transfer <a href="#web_page">web pages</a> (HyperText documents) between
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browsers and <a href="#server">servers</a> over the
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<a href="#world_wide_web">World Wide Web</a>.</dd>
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<a href="#ssl">SSL</a> to ensure the privacy of customer
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data (such as credit card information) while en route over the
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<a href="#internet">Internet</a>.</dd>
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server protocol that allows you to store all your messages and any changes to
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them on the server rather than on your computer's hard disk. Using IMAP
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rather than <a href="#pop">POP</a> saves disk space and allows you to access
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any location. Using an IMAP server over a modem is generally faster than
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using a POP mail server, since you initially download message headers only.
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Not all ISPs support IMAP.</dd>
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Not all <a href="#isp">ISPs</a> support IMAP.</dd>
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<dt id="internet">Internet</dt><dd>A worldwide network of millions
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of computers that communicate with each other using standard protocols such
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as <a href="#transmission_control_protocol_internet_protocol">TCP/IP</a>.
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Originally developed for the US military in 1969, the Internet grew to
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include educational and research institutions and, in the late 1990s,
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millions of businesses, organizations, and individuals. Today the Internet is
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used for email, browsing the <a href="#world_wide_web">World Wide Web</a>,
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instant messaging, usegroups, and many other purposes.</dd>
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<dt id="implicit_consent">implicit consent</dt><dd>Also known as implied or
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<q>opt-out</q> consent. Used to describe privacy settings that may allow
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websites to gather information about you (for example by means of
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<a href="#cookie">cookies</a> and online forms) unless you explicitly choose
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to withhold your consent by selecting an option on a page that the website
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provides for that purpose. Your consent may not be requested when the
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information is actually gathered.</dd>
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<dt id="internet">Internet</dt><dd>A worldwide network of millions of computers
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that communicate with each other using standard protocols such as
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<a href="#tcp_ip">TCP/IP</a>. Originally developed for the US military in
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1969, the Internet grew to include educational and research institutions and,
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in the late 1990s, millions of businesses, organizations, and individuals.
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<a href="#world_wide_web">World Wide Web (WWW)</a>, instant messaging,
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usegroups, and many other purposes.</dd>
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address (IP address)</dt><dd>The address of a computer on a
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<a href="#transmission_control_protocol_internet_protocol">TCP/IP</a>
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network. Every computer on the Internet has an IP address.
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of a computer on a <a href="#tcp_ip">TCP/IP</a> network. Every computer on
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the <a href="#internet">Internet</a> has an IP address.
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<a href="#client">Clients</a> have either a permanent IP address or one that
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is dynamically assigned to them each time they connect with the network. IP
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addresses are written as four sets of numbers, like this: 204.171.64.2.</dd>
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<dt id="irc">IRC (Internet Relay Chat)</dt><dd>A protocol used to chat with
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other people in real-time using an IRC <a href="#client">client</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="isp">ISP (Internet Service Provider)</dt><dd>A company/institution
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that provides <a href="#internet">Internet</a> connections.</dd>
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<dt id="java">Java</dt><dd>A programming language developed by Sun
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Microsystems. A single Java program can run on many different kinds of
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computers, thus avoiding the need for programmers to create a separate
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version of each program for each kind of computer. Your browser can
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automatically download and run Java programs (also called applets).</dd>
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<dt id="javascript">JavaScript</dt><dd>A scripting language commonly
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used to construct web pages. Programmers use JavaScript to make web pages
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more interactive; for example, to display forms and buttons. JavaScript can
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be used with Java, but is technically a separate language. Java is not
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required for JavaScript to work correctly.</dd>
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<dt id="javascript">JavaScript</dt><dd>A scripting language commonly used to
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construct <a href="#web_page">web pages</a>. Programmers use JavaScript to
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make web pages more interactive; for example, to display forms and buttons.
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JavaScript can be used with <a href="#java">Java</a>, but is technically a
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separate language. Java is not required for JavaScript to work
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correctly.</dd>
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<dt id="key">key</dt><dd>A large
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number used by a <a href="#cryptographic_algorithm">cryptographic
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algorithm</a> to encrypt or decrypt data. A person's public key, for example,
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allows other people to encrypt messages to that person. The encrypted
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messages must be decrypted with the corresponding private key. See also
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<dt id="key">key</dt><dd>A large number used by a
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<a href="#cryptographic_algorithm">cryptographic algorithm</a> to encrypt or
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decrypt data. A person's public key, for example, allows other people to
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encrypt messages to that person. The encrypted messages must be decrypted
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with the corresponding private key. See also
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<a href="#public-key_cryptography">public-key cryptography</a>.</dd>
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Protocol (LDAP)</dt><dd>A standard protocol for accessing directory
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services, such as corporate address books, across multiple platforms. You can
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set up your browser to access LDAP directories from the Address Book. You can
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also set up Mail & Newsgroups to use an LDAP directory for email address
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autocompletion.</dd>
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<dt id="ldap">LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)</dt><dd>A standard
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protocol for accessing directory services, such as corporate address books,
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across multiple platforms. You can set up your browser to access LDAP
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directories from the Address Book. You can also set up Mail & Newsgroups
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to use an LDAP directory for email address autocompletion.</dd>
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<dt id="location_bar">Location Bar</dt><dd>The field (and associated
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buttons) near the top of a Navigator window where you can type a
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<a href="#uniform_resource_locator">URL</a> or search terms.</dd>
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near the top of a Navigator window where you can type a
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<a href="#url">URL</a> or search terms.</dd>
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A symmetric key used by Certificate Manager to encrypt information. For
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example, Password Manager uses Certificate Manager and your master key to
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encrypt email passwords, website passwords, and other stored sensitive
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information. See also <a href="#symmetric_encryption">symmetric
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encryption</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="master_key">master key</dt><dd>A symmetric key used by
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<a href="#certificate_manager">Certificate Manager</a> to encrypt
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information. For example, <a href="password_manager">Password Manager</a>
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uses Certificate Manager and your master key to encrypt email passwords,
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website passwords, and other stored sensitive information. See also
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<a href="#symmetric_encryption">symmetric encryption</a>.</dd>
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<a href="#spoofing">spoofing</a>.</dd>
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regular hand-written signature provides one form of nonrepudiation. A
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private key is used to sign objects such as code files. See also
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signing</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="object-signing_certificate"> object-signing certificate</dt><dd>A
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certificate whose corresponding private key is used to sign objects such as
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code files. See also <a href="#object_signing">object signing</a>.</dd>
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certificate's validity each time the certificate is used. This process
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involves checking the certificate against a list of valid certificates
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maintained at a specified website. Your computer must be online for OCSP to
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work.</dd>
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<dt id="ocsp">OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)</dt><dd>A set of rules
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perform an online check of a certificate's validity each time the
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certificate is used. This process involves checking the certificate against a
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list of valid certificates maintained at a specified website. Your computer
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must be online for OCSP to work.</dd>
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<dt id="p3p">P3P (Platform for Privacy Preferences)</dt><dd>A standard
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published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) designed to help users to
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gain more control over the use of personal information by websites they
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visit. For general information on the standard itself, see the online
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document <a href="http://www.w3.org/P3P/">P3P Public Overview</a>.</dd>
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password-based authentication</dt><dd>Confident identification by
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means of a name and password. See also
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<a href="#authentication">authentication</a>.</dd>
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authentication</dt><dd>Confident identification by means of a name and
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password. See also <a href="#authentication">authentication</a>.</dd>
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browser that can help you remember some or all of your names and passwords by
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storing them on your computer's hard disk, and entering them for you
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automatically when you visit such sites.</dd>
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toolbar that appears just below the location bar by default in Navigator . It
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contains standard buttons such as Home, Search, Bookmarks, and so on that you
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can add or remove. You can also add buttons for your favorite bookmarks, or
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folders containing groups of bookmarks.</dd>
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that appears just below the location bar by default in Navigator. It contains
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standard buttons such as Home, Search, Bookmarks, and so on that you can add
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or remove. You can also add buttons for your favorite bookmarks, or folders
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containing groups of bookmarks.</dd>
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The public-key cryptography standard that governs security devices such
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as smart cards. See also <a href="#security_device">security device</a>,
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<a href="#smart_card">smart card</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="pkcs_11">PKCS #11</dt><dd>The public-key cryptography standard that
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governs security devices such as smart cards. See also
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<a href="#security_device">security device</a>, <a href="#smart_card">smart
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card</a>.</dd>
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#11 module</dt><dd>A program on your computer that manages cryptographic
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services such as encryption and decryption using the PKCS #11 standard. Also
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called <em>cryptographic modules</em>, <em>cryptographic service
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providers,</em> or <em>security modules</em>, PKCS #11 modules control either
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hardware or software devices. A PKCS #11 module always controls one or more
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slots, which may be implemented as some form of physical reader (for example,
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for reading smart cards) or in software. Each slot for a PKCS #11 module can
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in turn contain a <a href="#security_device">security device</a> (also called
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<em>token</em>), which is the hardware or software device that provides
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cryptographic services and stores certificates and keys. Certificate Manager
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provides two built-in PKCS #11 modules. You may install additional modules on
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your computer to control smart card readers or other hardware devices.</dd>
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<dt id="platform_for_privacy_preferences">Platform for Privacy Preferences
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(P3P)</dt><dd>A standard published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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designed to help users to gain more control over the use of personal
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information by Websites they visit. For general information on the standard
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itself, see the online document <a href="http://www.w3.org/P3P/">P3P Public
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Overview</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="pkcs_11_module">PKCS #11 module</dt><dd>A program on your computer
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that manages cryptographic services such as encryption and decryption using
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the PKCS #11 standard. Also called <em>cryptographic modules</em>,
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<em>cryptographic service providers,</em> or <em>security modules</em>,
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PKCS #11 modules control either hardware or software devices. A PKCS #11
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module always controls one or more slots, which may be implemented as some
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form of physical reader (for example, for reading smart cards) or in
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software. Each slot for a PKCS #11 module can in turn contain a
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<a href="#security_device">security device</a> (also called <em>token</em>),
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which is the hardware or software device that provides cryptographic services
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and stores certificates and keys. <a href="certificate_manager">Certificate
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Manager</a> provides two built-in PKCS #11 modules. You may install
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additional modules on your computer to control smart card readers or other
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hardware devices.</dd>
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installation directory and typically can be opened within the browser itself
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(internally). For example, an audio plug-in lets you listen to audio files on
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a web page or in an e-mail message. Macromedia Flash Player and Java are both
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examples of plug-in applications.</dd>
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a <a href="#web_page">web page</a> or in an e-mail message. Macromedia Flash
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Player and Java are both examples of plug-in applications.</dd>
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<dt id="post_office_protocol">Post Office Protocol (POP)</dt><dd>A standard
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mail server protocol that requires you to download new messages to your local
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that requires you to download new messages to your local
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computer—although you can choose to leave copies on the server. With
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POP, you can store all your messages, including sent mail, drafts, and custom
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folders, on one computer only. By contrast,
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<a href="#internet_message_access_protocol">IMAP</a> allows you to
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permanently store all your messages and any changes to them on the server,
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where you can access them from any computer. Most ISPs currently support
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POP.</dd>
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<a href="#imap">IMAP</a> allows you to permanently store all your messages
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and any changes to them on the server, where you can access them from any
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computer. Most <a href="#isp">ISPs</a> currently support POP.</dd>
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<dt id="private_key">private key</dt><dd>
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One of a pair of <a href="#key">keys</a> used in public-key cryptography.
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The private key is kept secret and is used to decrypt data that has been
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encrypted with the corresponding public key.</dd>
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<a href="#key">keys</a> used in public-key cryptography. The private key is
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kept secret and is used to decrypt data that has been encrypted with the
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corresponding public key.</dd>
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program that acts as both a <a href="#server">server</a> and a
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acts as both a <a href="#server">server</a> and a
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<a href="#client">client</a> for the purpose of making requests on behalf of
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encrypted with the public key can be decrypted only with the private key.
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<dt id="public-key_infrastructure">public-key infrastructure (PKI)</dt><dd>The
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standards and services that facilitate the use of public-key cryptography and
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certificates in a networked environment.</dd>
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that facilitate the use of public-key cryptography and certificates in a
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networked environment.</dd>
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<dt id="roaming_profile">roaming profile</dt><dd>A user profile (or parts of
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it) stored on a remote server and used for sharing the same settings and data
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across multiple computers.</dd>
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it) stored on a remote <a href="#server">server</a> and used for sharing the
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same settings and data across multiple computers.</dd>
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<dt id="root_ca">root CA</dt><dd>
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The <a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a> with
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a self-signed certificate at the top of a
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<dt id="root_ca">root CA</dt><dd>The
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<a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a> with a
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self-signed certificate at the top of a
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<a href="#certificate_chain">certificate chain</a>. See also
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<a href="#subordinate_ca">subordinate CA</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="search_engine">search engine</dt><dd>A web-based program
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that allows users to search for and retrieve specific information from the
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World Wide Web. The search engine may search the full text of web documents
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or a list of keywords, or use librarians who review web documents and index
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them manually for retrieval. Typically, the user types a word or phrase, also
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called a query, into a search box, and the search engine displays links to
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relevant web pages.</dd>
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<dt id="secure_sockets_layer">Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)</dt><dd>A protocol
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that allows mutual authentication between a <a href="#client">client</a> and
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a <a href="#server">server</a> for the purpose of establishing an
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authenticated and encrypted connection. SSL runs above TCP/IP and below HTTP,
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LDAP, IMAP, NNTP, and other high-level network protocols. The new Internet
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Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard called Transport Layer Security (TLS)
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is based on SSL. See also <a href="#authentication">authentication</a>,
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<a href="#encryption">encryption</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="search_engine">search engine</dt><dd>A web-based program that allows
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users to search for and retrieve specific information from the
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<a href="#world_wide_web">World Wide Web (WWW)</a>. The search engine may
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search the full text of web documents or a list of keywords, or use
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librarians who review web documents and index them manually for retrieval.
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Typically, the user types a word or phrase, also called a query, into a
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search box, and the search engine displays links to relevant web pages.</dd>
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<dt id="security_certificate">security certificate</dt><dd>See
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<a href="#certificate">certificate</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="security_device">security
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device</dt><dd>Hardware or software that provides cryptographic services
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such as encryption and decryption and can store certificates and keys. A
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smart card is one example of a security device implemented in hardware.
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<dt id="security_device">security device</dt><dd>Hardware or software that
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provides cryptographic services such as encryption and decryption and can
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store certificates and keys. A <a href="#smart_card">smart card</a> is one
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example of a security device implemented in hardware.
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<a href="#certificate_manager">Certificate Manager</a> contains its own
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built-in security device, called the
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<a href="#pkcs_11_module">PKCS #11 module</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="security_token">security
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token</dt><dd>See <a href="#security_device">security device</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="security_token">security token</dt><dd>See
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<a href="#security_device">security device</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="server">server</dt><dd>
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Software (such as software that serves up web pages) that receives requests
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from and sends information to a <a href="#client">client</a>,
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which is usually running on a different computer. A computer on which server
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software runs is also described as a server.</dd>
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<dt id="server">server</dt><dd>Software (such as software that serves up web
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pages) that receives requests from and sends information to a
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<a href="#client">client</a>, which is usually running on a different
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computer. A computer on which server software runs is also described as a
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server.</dd>
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identifying a <a href="#server">server</a> to a <a href="#client">client</a>
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by using a <a href="#server_ssl_certificate">server SSL certificate</a>. See
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also <a href="#client_authentication">client authentication</a>,
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<a href="#secure_sockets_layer">Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)</a>.</dd>
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<a href="#ssl">SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="server_ssl_certificate"> server SSL certificate</dt><dd>A
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certificate that a <a href="#server">server</a> presents to a
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<a href="#client">client</a> to authenticate the server's identity using the
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<a href="#secure_sockets_layer">Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)</a> protocol.</dd>
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<a href="#ssl">SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)</a> protocol.</dd>
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used to encrypt email messages. See also <a href="#dual_key_pairs">dual key
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pairs</a>, <a href="#digital_signature">digital signature</a>.</dd>
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A private key used for signing only. A signing key and its equivalent public
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key, together with an <a href="#encryption_key">encryption key</a> and
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its equivalent private key, constitute <a href="#dual_key_pairs">dual key
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pairs</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="signing_key">signing key</dt><dd>A private key used for signing only.
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A signing key and its equivalent public key, together with an
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<a href="#encryption_key">encryption key</a> and its equivalent private key,
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constitute <a href="#dual_key_pairs">dual key pairs</a>.</dd>
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piece of hardware, or its equivalent in software, that is controlled by a
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<a href="#pkcs_11_module">PKCS #11 module</a> and designed to contain a
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<a href="#security_device">security device</a>. </dd>
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<dt id="slot">slot</dt><dd>A piece of hardware, or its equivalent in software,
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that is controlled by a <a href="#pkcs_11_module">PKCS #11 module</a> and
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designed to contain a <a href="#security_device">security device</a>.</dd>
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A small device, typically about the size of a credit card, that contains
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a microprocessor and is capable of storing cryptographic information (such as
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keys and certificates) and performing cryptographic operations. Smart cards
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use the <a href="#pkcs_11">PKCS #11</a> standard. A smart card
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is one kind of <a href="#security_device">security device</a>. </dd>
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<dt id="smart_card">smart card</dt><dd>A small device, typically about the size
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of a credit card, that contains a microprocessor and is capable of storing
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cryptographic information (such as keys and certificates) and performing
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cryptographic operations. Smart cards use the <a href="#pkcs_11">PKCS #11</a>
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standard. A smart card is one kind of <a href="#security_device">security
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device</a>.</dd>
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software security device</dt><dd>The default
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<a href="#security_device">security
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device</a> used by Certificate Manager to store private keys associated with
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your certificates. In addition to private keys, the software security device
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stores the master key used by Password Manager to encrypt email passwords,
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<dt id="smtp">SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)</dt><dd>A protocol that
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sends e-mail messages across the <a href="#internet">Internet</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="software_security_device">software security device</dt><dd>The default
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<a href="#security_device">security device</a> used by
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<a href="#certificate_manager">Certificate Manager</a> to store private keys
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associated with your certificates. In addition to private keys, the software
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security device stores the master key used by
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<a href="#password_manager">Password Manager</a> to encrypt email passwords,
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website passwords, and other sensitive information. See also
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<a href="#private_key">private
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key</a> and <a href="#master_password">master key</a>.</dd>
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<a href="#private_key">private key</a> and <a href="#master_password">master
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key</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="spoofing">spoofing</dt><dd>
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Pretending to be someone else. For example, a person can pretend to have
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the email address <tt>jdoe@mozilla.com</tt>, or a computer can identify
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itself as a site called <tt>www.mozilla.com</tt> when it is not. Spoofing is
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one form of <a href="#misrepresentation">misrepresentation</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="spoofing">spoofing</dt><dd>Pretending to be someone else. For example,
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a person can pretend to have the email address <tt>jdoe@mozilla.com</tt>, or
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a computer can identify itself as a site called <tt>www.mozilla.com</tt> when
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it is not. Spoofing is one form of
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<a href="#misrepresentation">misrepresentation</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="ssl">SSL</dt><dd>See <a href="#secure_sockets_layer">Secure
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Sockets Layer (SSL)</a>. </dd>
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<dt id="ssl">SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)</dt><dd>A protocol that allows mutual
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authentication between a <a href="#client">client</a> and a
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<a href="#server">server</a> for the purpose of establishing an authenticated
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and encrypted connection. SSL runs above <a href="tcp_ip">TCP/IP</a> and
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below <a href="#http">HTTP</a>, <a href="#ldap">LDAP</a>,
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<a href="#imap">IMAP</a>, NNTP, and other high-level network protocols.
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The new Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard called Transport
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Layer Security (TLS) is based on SSL. See also
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<a href="#authentication">authentication</a>,
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<a href="#encryption">encryption</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="status_bar">Status Bar</dt><dd>The toolbar that appears
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at the bottom of any &brandShortName; window. It includes the
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<dt id="status_bar">Status Bar</dt><dd>The toolbar that appears at the bottom
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of any &brandShortName; window. It includes the
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<a href="#component_bar">Component Bar</a> on the left and status icons on
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the right.</dd>
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<dt id="subject">subject</dt><dd> The entity (such as a person, organization,
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or router) identified by a <a href="#certificate">certificate</a>.
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In particular, the subject field of a certificate contains the certified
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or router) identified by a <a href="#certificate">certificate</a>. In
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particular, the subject field of a certificate contains the certified
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entity's <a href="#subject_name">subject name</a> and other
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characteristics.</dd>
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<dt id="subject_name">subject
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name</dt><dd>A <a href="#distinguished_name">distinguished name (DN)</a>
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that uniquely describes the <a href="#subject">subject</a> of a
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<dt id="subject_name">subject name</dt><dd>A
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<a href="#distinguished_name">distinguished name (DN)</a> that uniquely
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describes the <a href="#subject">subject</a> of a
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<a href="#certificate">certificate</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="subordinate_ca">subordinate
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CA</dt><dd>A <a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a>
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whose certificate is signed by another subordinate CA or by the root CA. See
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also <a href="#certificate_chain">certificate chain</a>,
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<a href="#root_ca">root CA</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="subordinate_ca">subordinate CA</dt><dd>A
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<a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a> whose
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certificate is signed by another subordinate CA or by the root CA. See also
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<a href="#certificate_chain">certificate chain</a>, <a href="#root_ca">root
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CA</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="symmetric_encryption">
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symmetric encryption</dt><dd>An encryption method that uses a single
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cryptographic key to both encrypt and decrypt a given message.</dd>
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<dt id="symmetric_encryption">symmetric encryption</dt><dd>An encryption method
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that uses a single cryptographic key to both encrypt and decrypt a given
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message.</dd>
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<dt id="tamper_detection">tamper
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detection</dt><dd>A mechanism ensuring that data received in electronic
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form has not been tampered with; that is, that the data received corresponds
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entirely with the original version of the same data.</dd>
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<dt id="tamper_detection">tamper detection</dt><dd>A mechanism ensuring that
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data received in electronic form has not been tampered with; that is, that
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the data received corresponds entirely with the original version of the same
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data.</dd>
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<dt id="tcp">TCP</dt><dd>See
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<a href="#transmission_control_protocol_internet_protocol">Transmission
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Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="tcp">TCP</dt><dd>See <a href="#tcp_ip">TCP/IP</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="tcp_ip">TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
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Protocol)</dt><dd>A Unix protocol used to connect computers running a variety
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of operating systems. TCP/IP is an essential Internet protocol and has become
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a global standard.</dd>
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<dt id="third-party_cookie">third-party cookie</dt><dd>See
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<a href="#foreign_cookie">foreign cookie</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="tls">TLS</dt><dd>See <a href="#secure_sockets_layer">Secure Sockets
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Layer (SSL)</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="tls">TLS</dt><dd>See <a href="#ssl">SSL
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(Secure Sockets Layer).</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="token">token</dt><dd> See <a href="#security_device">security
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device</a>.</dd>
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information regarding the item being hovered over.</dd>
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<dt id="transmission_control_protocol_internet_protocol">
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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)</dt><dd>A Unix
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protocol used to connect computers running a variety of operating systems.
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TCP/IP is an essential Internet protocol and has become a global
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standard.</dd>
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<dt id="trust">trust</dt><dd>
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Confident reliance on a person or other entity. In the context of
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<a href="#public-key_infrastructure">public-key infrastructure (PKI)</a>,
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trust usually refers to the relationship between the user of a certificate
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and the <a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a> that
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issued the certificate. If you use Certificate Manager to specify that you
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trust a CA, Certificate Manager trusts valid certificates issued by that CA
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unless you specify otherwise in the settings for individual certificates. You
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use the Authorities tab in Certificate Manager to specify the kinds of
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<dt id="trust">trust</dt><dd>Confident reliance on a person or other entity. In
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the context of <a href="#pki">PKI (public-key infrastructure)</a>, trust
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usually refers to the relationship between the user of a certificate and the
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<a href="#certificate_authority">certificate authority (CA)</a> that issued
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the certificate. If you use Certificate Manager to specify that you trust a
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CA, Certificate Manager trusts valid certificates issued by that CA unless
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you specify otherwise in the settings for individual certificates. You use
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the Authorities tab in Certificate Manager to specify the kinds of
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certificates you do or don't trust specific CAs to issue.</dd>
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<dt id="url">URL (Uniform Resource Locator)</dt><dd>The standardized address
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that tells your browser how to locate a file or other resource on the Web.
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For example: <tt>http://www.mozilla.org.</tt> You can type URLs into the
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browser's <a href="#location_bar">Location Bar</a> to access
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<a href="#web_page">web pages</a>. URLs are also used in the links on web
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pages that you can click to go to other web pages. Also known as an Internet
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address or Web address.</dd>
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<dt id="uniform_resource_locator">Uniform Resource Locator (URL)</dt><dd>The
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standardized address that tells your browser how to locate a file or other
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resource on the Web. For example: <tt>http://www.mozilla.org.</tt> You can
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type URLs into the browser's Location Bar to access web pages. URLs are also
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used in the links on web pages that you can click to go to other web pages.
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Also known as an Internet address or Web address.</dd>
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<dt id="web_page">web page</dt><dd>A single document on the World
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Wide Web that is specified by a unique address or URL and that may contain
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text, hyperlinks, and graphics.</dd>
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<dt id="web_page">web page</dt><dd>A single document on the World Wide Web that
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is specified by a unique address or <a href="#url">URL</a> and that may
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contain text, hyperlinks, and graphics.</dd>
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<dt id="web_site">website</dt><dd>A group of related web pages linked by
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hyperlinks and managed by a single company, organization, or individual. A
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website may include text, graphics, audio and video files, and links to
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other websites.</dd>
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<dt id="world_wide_web">World Wide Web</dt><dd>Also known as the
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Web. A portion of the Internet that is made up of web pages stored by web
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<a href="#server">servers</a> and displayed by <a href="#client">clients</a>
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called web browsers (such as &brandShortName;).</dd>
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<dt id="world_wide_web">World Wide Web (WWW)</dt><dd>Also known as the Web. A
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portion of the <a href="#internet">Internet</a> that is made up of web pages
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stored by web <a href="#server">servers</a> and displayed by
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<a href="#client">clients</a> called web browsers (such as
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&brandShortName;).</dd>
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<dt id="xml">XML (Extensible Markup Language)</dt><dd>An open standard for
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describing data. Unlike <a href="#html">HTML</a>, XML allows the developer of
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a web page to define special tags. For more information, see the online W3C
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document
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/xml/">Extensible Markup Language (XML)</a>.</dd>
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<dt id="xslt">XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation)</dt><dd> A
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language used to convert an XML document into another XML document or into
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some other format.</dd>
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<dt id="xul">XUL (XML User Interface Language)</dt><dd>A XML markup language
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for creating user interfaces in applications.</dd>
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