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    37      <p>This glossary defines some of the common terminology related to Apache in
    38        particular, and web serving in general. More information on each concept
    39        is provided in the links.</p>
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    43  <h2><a name="definitions" id="definitions">Definitions</a></h2>
    44  
    45    <dl>
    46      <dt><a name="accesscontrol" id="accesscontrol">Access Control</a></dt>
    47      <dd>The restriction of access to network realms. In an Apache context
    48        usually the restriction of access to certain <em>URLs</em>.<br /> See:  <a href="howto/auth.html">Authentication, Authorization, and Access
    49        Control</a>
    50      </dd>
    51      
    52      <dt><a name="algorithm" id="algorithm">Algorithm</a></dt>
    53      <dd>An unambiguous formula or set of rules for solving a problem in a finite
    54        number of steps. Algorithms for encryption are usually called
    55        <dfn>Ciphers</dfn>.
    56      </dd>
    57      
    58      <dt><a name="apacheextensiontool" id="apacheextensiontool">APache
    59          eXtension Tool</a> <a name="apxs" id="apxs">(apxs)</a></dt>
    60      <dd>A perl script that aids in compiling <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#module" title="see glossary">module</a> sources into Dynamic Shared Objects
    61        (<a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#dso" title="see glossary">DSO</a>s) and helps install them in the
    62        Apache Web server.<br />
    63        See: Manual Page: <code class="program"><a href="./programs/apxs.html">apxs</a></code>
    64      </dd>
    65  
    66      <dt><a name="apacheportableruntime" id="apacheportableruntime">Apache Portable Runtime</a> <a name="apr" id="apr">(APR)</a></dt>
    67      <dd>A set of libraries providing many of the basic interfaces
    68        between the server and the operating system.  APR is developed
    69        parallel to the Apache HTTP Server as an independent project.<br />
    70        See: <a href="http://apr.apache.org/">Apache Portable Runtime
    71        Project</a>
    72      </dd>
    73  
    74      <dt><a name="authentication" id="authentication">Authentication</a></dt>
    75      <dd>The positive identification of a network entity such as a server, a
    76        client, or a user.<br />
    77        See: <a href="howto/auth.html">Authentication, Authorization, and Access
    78        Control</a>
    79      </dd>
    80  
    81      <dt><a name="certificate" id="certificate">Certificate</a></dt>
    82      <dd>A data record used for authenticating network entities such
    83        as a server or a client. A certificate contains X.509 information pieces
    84        about its owner (called the subject) and the signing <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#certificationauthority" title="see glossary">Certification Authority</a> (called
    85        the issuer), plus the owner's <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#publickey" title="see glossary">public
    86        key</a> and the
    87        signature made by the CA. Network entities verify these signatures
    88        using CA certificates.<br />
    89        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
    90      </dd>
    91  
    92      <dt><a name="certificatsigningrequest" id="certificatsigningrequest">Certificate Signing Request</a>
    93        <a name="csr" id="csr">(CSR)</a></dt>
    94      <dd>An unsigned <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#certificate" title="see glossary">certificate</a> for
    95        submission to a <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#certificationauthority" title="see glossary">Certification
    96        Authority</a>, which signs it with the <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#privatekey" title="see glossary">Private Key</a> of their CA
    97        <em>Certificate</em>. Once the CSR is signed, it becomes a real
    98        certificate.<br />
    99        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   100      </dd>
   101  
   102      <dt><a name="certificationauthority" id="certificationauthority">Certification Authority</a>
   103        <a name="ca" id="ca">(CA)</a></dt>
   104      <dd>A trusted third party whose purpose is to sign certificates for network
   105        entities it has authenticated using secure means. Other network entities
   106        can check the signature to verify that a CA has authenticated the bearer
   107        of a certificate.<br />
   108        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   109      </dd>
   110  
   111      <dt><a name="cipher" id="cipher">Cipher</a></dt>
   112      <dd>An algorithm or system for data encryption. Examples are DES, IDEA, RC4,
   113        etc.<br />
   114        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   115      </dd>
   116  
   117      <dt><a name="ciphertext" id="ciphertext">Ciphertext</a></dt>
   118      <dd>The result after <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#plaintext" title="see glossary">Plaintext</a> is
   119        passed through a <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#cipher" title="see glossary">Cipher</a>.<br /> See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   120      </dd>
   121  
   122      <dt><a name="commongatewayinterface" id="commongatewayinterface">Common
   123          Gateway Interface</a> <a name="cgi" id="cgi">(CGI)</a></dt>
   124      <dd>A standard definition for an interface between a web server and an
   125        external program that allows the external program to service requests.
   126        The interface was originally defined by <a href="http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/overview.html">NCSA</a> but there
   127        is also an <a href="http://www.w3.org/CGI/">RFC project</a>.<br />
   128        See: <a href="howto/cgi.html">Dynamic Content with CGI</a>
   129      </dd>
   130  
   131      <dt><a name="configurationdirective" id="configurationdirective">Configuration Directive</a></dt>
   132      <dd>See: <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#directive" title="see glossary">Directive</a></dd>
   133  
   134      <dt><a name="configurationfile" id="configurationfile">Configuration
   135          File</a></dt>
   136      <dd>A text file containing <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#directive" title="see glossary">Directives</a>
   137        that control the configuration of Apache.<br />
   138        See: <a href="configuring.html">Configuration Files</a>
   139      </dd>
   140  
   141      <dt><a name="connect" id="connect">CONNECT</a></dt>
   142      <dd>An HTTP <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#method" title="see glossary">method</a> for proxying raw data
   143        channels over HTTP. It can be used to encapsulate other protocols, such as
   144        the SSL protocol.
   145      </dd>
   146      
   147      <dt><a name="context" id="context">Context</a></dt>
   148      <dd>An area in the <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#configurationfile" title="see glossary">configuration
   149        files</a> where certain types of <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#directive" title="see glossary">directives</a> are allowed.<br />
   150        See: <a href="mod/directive-dict.html#Context">Terms Used to Describe
   151        Apache Directives</a>
   152      </dd>
   153  
   154      <dt><a name="digitalsignature" id="digitalsignature">Digital
   155          Signature</a></dt>
   156      <dd>An encrypted text block that validates a certificate or other file. A
   157        <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#certificationauthority" title="see glossary">Certification Authority</a>
   158        creates a signature by generating a hash of the <em>Public Key</em>
   159        embedded in a <em>Certificate</em>, then encrypting the hash with its own
   160        <em>Private Key</em>. Only the CA's public key can decrypt the signature,
   161        verifying that the CA has authenticated the network entity that owns the
   162        <em>Certificate</em>.<br />
   163        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   164      </dd>
   165      
   166      <dt><a name="directive" id="directive">Directive</a></dt>
   167      <dd>A configuration command that controls one or more aspects of Apache's
   168        behavior.  Directives are placed in the <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#configurationfile" title="see glossary">Configuration File</a><br />
   169      See: <a href="mod/directives.html">Directive Index</a>
   170      </dd>
   171  
   172      <dt><a name="dynamicsharedobject" id="dynamicsharedobject">Dynamic
   173          Shared Object</a> <a name="dso" id="dso">(DSO)</a></dt>
   174      <dd><a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#module" title="see glossary">Modules</a> compiled separately from the
   175        Apache <code class="program"><a href="./programs/httpd.html">httpd</a></code> binary that can be loaded on-demand.<br />
   176        See: <a href="dso.html">Dynamic Shared Object Support</a>
   177      </dd>
   178  
   179      <dt><a name="environmentvariable" id="environmentvariable">Environment
   180          Variable</a> <a name="env-variable" id="env-variable">(env-variable)</a></dt>
   181      <dd>Named variables managed by the operating system shell and used to store
   182        information and communicate between programs.  Apache also contains
   183        internal variables that are referred to as environment variables, but are
   184        stored in internal Apache structures, rather than in the shell
   185        environment.<br />
   186        See: <a href="env.html">Environment Variables in Apache</a>
   187      </dd>
   188  
   189      <dt><a name="export-crippled" id="export-crippled">Export-Crippled</a></dt>
   190      <dd>Diminished in cryptographic strength (and security) in order to comply
   191        with the United States' Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
   192        Export-crippled cryptographic software is limited to a small key size,
   193        resulting in <em>Ciphertext</em> which usually can be decrypted by brute
   194        force.<br />
   195        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   196      </dd>
   197  
   198      <dt><a name="filter" id="filter">Filter</a></dt>
   199      <dd>A process that is applied to data that is sent or received by the
   200        server.  Input filters process data sent by the client to the server,
   201        while output filters process documents on the server before they are sent
   202        to the client.  For example, the <code>INCLUDES</code> output filter
   203        processes documents for <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#ssi" title="see glossary">Server Side
   204        Includes</a>.<br />
   205        See: <a href="filter.html">Filters</a>
   206      </dd>
   207  
   208      <dt><a name="fully-qualifieddomain-name" id="fully-qualifieddomain-name">Fully-Qualified Domain-Name</a>
   209        <a name="fqdn" id="fqdn">(FQDN)</a></dt>
   210      <dd>The unique name of a network entity, consisting of a hostname and a
   211        domain name that can resolve to an IP address. For example,
   212        <code>www</code> is a hostname, <code>example.com</code> is a domain name,
   213        and <code>www.example.com</code> is a fully-qualified domain name.
   214      </dd> 
   215      
   216      <dt><a name="handler" id="handler">Handler</a></dt>
   217      <dd>An internal Apache representation of the action to be performed when a
   218        file is called. Generally, files have implicit handlers, based on the file
   219        type. Normally, all files are simply served by the server, but certain
   220        file types are "handled" separately.  For example, the
   221        <code>cgi-script</code> handler designates files to be processed as
   222        <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#cgi" title="see glossary">CGIs</a>.<br />
   223        See: <a href="handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a>
   224      </dd>
   225  
   226      <dt><a name="hash" id="hash">Hash</a></dt>
   227      <dd>A mathematical one-way, irreversible algorithm generating a string with
   228        fixed-length from another string of any length. Different input strings
   229        will usually produce different hashes (depending on the hash function).
   230      </dd>
   231  
   232      <dt><a name="header" id="header">Header</a></dt>
   233      <dd>The part of the <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#http" title="see glossary">HTTP</a> request and
   234        response that is sent before the actual content, and that contains
   235        meta-information describing the content.
   236      </dd> 
   237      
   238      <dt><a name="htaccess" id="htaccess">.htaccess</a></dt> 
   239      <dd>A <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#configurationfile" title="see glossary">configuration file</a> that
   240        is placed inside the web tree and applies configuration <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#directive" title="see glossary">directives</a> to the directory where it is
   241        placed and all sub-directories.  Despite its name, this file can hold
   242        almost any type of directive, not just access-control directives.<br />
   243        See: <a href="configuring.html">Configuration Files</a>
   244      </dd>
   245  
   246      <dt><a name="httpd.conf" id="httpd.conf">httpd.conf</a></dt>
   247      <dd>The main Apache <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#configurationfile" title="see glossary">configuration
   248        file</a>.  The default location is
   249        <code>/usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf</code>, but it may be moved using
   250        run-time or compile-time configuration.<br />
   251        See: <a href="configuring.html">Configuration Files</a>
   252      </dd>
   253  
   254      <dt><a name="hypertexttransferprotocol" id="hypertexttransferprotocol">HyperText Transfer Protocol</a>
   255        <a name="http" id="hhtp">(HTTP)</a></dt>
   256      <dd>The standard transmission protocol used on the World Wide Web.  Apache
   257        implements version 1.1 of the protocol, referred to as HTTP/1.1 and
   258        defined by <a href="http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC 2616</a>.
   259      </dd>
   260  
   261      <dt><a name="https" id="https">HTTPS</a></dt>
   262      <dd>The HyperText Transfer Protocol (Secure), the standard encrypted
   263        communication mechanism on the World Wide Web. This is actually just HTTP
   264        over <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#ssl" title="see glossary">SSL</a>.<br />
   265        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   266      </dd> 
   267  
   268      <dt><a name="method" id="method">Method</a></dt>
   269      <dd>In the context of <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#http" title="see glossary">HTTP</a>, an action to
   270        perform on a resource, specified on the request line by the client.  Some
   271        of the methods available in HTTP are <code>GET</code>, <code>POST</code>,
   272        and <code>PUT</code>.
   273      </dd> 
   274      
   275      <dt><a name="messagedigest" id="messagedigest">Message Digest</a></dt>
   276      <dd>A hash of a message, which can be used to verify that the contents of
   277        the message have not been altered in transit.<br />
   278        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   279      </dd>
   280  
   281      <dt><a name="mime-type" id="mime-type">MIME-type</a></dt>
   282      <dd>A way to describe the kind of document being transmitted.  Its name
   283        comes from that fact that its format is borrowed from the Multipurpose
   284        Internet Mail Extensions.  It consists of a major type and a minor type,
   285        separated by a slash.  Some examples are <code>text/html</code>,
   286        <code>image/gif</code>, and <code>application/octet-stream</code>.  In
   287        HTTP, the MIME-type is transmitted in the <code>Content-Type</code>
   288        <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#header" title="see glossary">header</a>.<br />
   289        See: <a href="mod/mod_mime.html">mod_mime</a>
   290      </dd>
   291  
   292      <dt><a name="module" id="module">Module</a></dt>
   293      <dd>An independent part of a program.  Much of Apache's functionality is
   294        contained in modules that you can choose to include or exclude.  Modules
   295        that are compiled into the Apache <code class="program"><a href="./programs/httpd.html">httpd</a></code> binary are
   296        called <dfn>static modules</dfn>, while modules that are stored
   297        separately and can be optionally loaded at run-time are called
   298        <dfn>dynamic modules</dfn> or <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#dso" title="see glossary">DSOs</a>.
   299        Modules that are included by default
   300        are called <dfn>base modules</dfn>. Many modules are available for Apache
   301        that are not distributed as part of the Apache HTTP Server <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#tarball" title="see glossary">tarball</a>.  These are referred to as
   302        <dfn>third-party modules</dfn>.<br />
   303        See: <a href="mod/">Module Index</a>
   304      </dd>
   305  
   306      <dt><a name="modulemagicnumber" id="modulemagicnumber">Module Magic
   307        Number</a> (<a name="mmn" id="mmn">MMN</a>)</dt>
   308      <dd>Module Magic Number is a constant defined in the Apache source code that
   309        is associated with binary compatibility of modules. It is changed when
   310        internal Apache structures, function calls and other significant parts of
   311        API change in such a way that binary compatibility cannot be guaranteed
   312        any more. On MMN change, all third party modules have to be at least
   313        recompiled, sometimes even slightly changed in order to work with the new
   314        version of Apache.
   315      </dd>
   316  
   317      <dt><a name="openssl" id="openssl">OpenSSL</a></dt>
   318      <dd>The Open Source toolkit for SSL/TLS<br />
   319        See <a href="http://www.openssl.org/">http://www.openssl.org/</a>#
   320      </dd>
   321  
   322      <dt><a name="passphrase" id="passphrase">Pass Phrase</a></dt>
   323      <dd>The word or phrase that protects private key files. It prevents
   324        unauthorized users from encrypting them. Usually it's just the secret
   325        encryption/decryption key used for <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#cipher" title="see glossary">Ciphers</a>.<br />
   326        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   327      </dd>
   328  
   329      <dt><a name="plaintext" id="plaintext">Plaintext</a></dt>
   330      <dd>The unencrypted text.</dd>
   331  
   332      <dt><a name="privatekey" id="privatekey">Private Key</a></dt>
   333      <dd>The secret key in a <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#publickeycryptography" title="see glossary">Public Key
   334        Cryptography</a> system, used to decrypt incoming messages and
   335        sign outgoing ones.<br />
   336        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   337      </dd>
   338      
   339      <dt><a name="proxy" id="proxy">Proxy</a></dt>
   340      <dd>An intermediate server that sits between the client and the <em>origin
   341          server</em>.  It accepts requests from clients, transmits those requests
   342        on to the origin server, and then returns the response from the origin
   343        server to the client.  If several clients request the same content, the
   344        proxy can deliver that content from its cache, rather than requesting it
   345        from the origin server each time, thereby reducing response time.<br />
   346        See: <a href="mod/mod_proxy.html">mod_proxy</a>
   347      </dd>
   348  
   349      <dt><a name="publickey" id="publickey">Public Key</a></dt>
   350      <dd>The publicly available key in a <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#publickeycryptography" title="see glossary">Public Key Cryptography</a> system,
   351        used to encrypt messages bound for its owner and to decrypt signatures
   352        made by its owner.<br />
   353        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   354      </dd>
   355  
   356      <dt><a name="publickeycryptography" id="publickeycryptography">Public Key Cryptography</a></dt>
   357      <dd>The study and application of asymmetric encryption systems, which use
   358        one key for encryption and another for decryption. A corresponding pair of
   359        such keys constitutes a key pair. Also called Asymmetric Cryptography.
   360        <br />
   361        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   362      </dd>
   363  
   364      <dt><a name="regularexpresion" id="regularexpresion">Regular Expression</a>
   365        <a name="regex" id="regex">(Regex)</a></dt>
   366      <dd>A way of describing a pattern in text - for example, "all the words that
   367        begin with the letter A" or "every 10-digit phone number" or even "Every
   368        sentence with two commas in it, and no capital letter Q". Regular
   369        expressions are useful in Apache because they let you apply certain
   370        attributes against collections of files or resources in very flexible ways
   371        - for example, all .gif and .jpg files under any "images" directory could
   372        be written as "<code>/images/.*(jpg|gif)$</code>".  Apache uses Perl
   373        Compatible Regular Expressions provided by the <a href="http://www.pcre.org/">PCRE</a> library.  You can find more documentation
   374        about PCRE's regular expression syntax at that site, or at
   375        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCRE">Wikipedia</a>.
   376      </dd>
   377  
   378      <dt><a name="reverseproxy" id="reverseproxy">Reverse Proxy</a></dt>
   379      <dd>A <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#proxy" title="see glossary">proxy</a> server that appears to the client
   380        as if it is an <em>origin server</em>.  This is useful to hide the real
   381        origin server from the client for security reasons, or to load balance.
   382      </dd>
   383    
   384      <dt><a name="securesocketslayer" id="securesocketslayer">Secure Sockets
   385          Layer</a> <a name="ssl" id="ssl">(SSL)</a></dt>
   386      <dd>A protocol created by Netscape Communications Corporation for general
   387        communication authentication and encryption over TCP/IP networks.  The most
   388        popular usage is <em>HTTPS</em>, i.e. the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
   389        over SSL.<br />
   390        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   391      </dd>
   392  
   393      <dt><a name="servernameindication" id="servernameindication">Server Name
   394          Indication</a> <a name="sni" id="sni">(SNI)</a></dt>
   395      <dd>An SSL function that allows passing the desired server
   396        hostname in the initial SSL handshake message, so that the web
   397        server can select the correct virtual host configuration to use
   398        in processing the SSL handshake.  It was added to SSL starting
   399        with the TLS extensions, RFC 3546.  <br />
   400        See: <a href="ssl/ssl_faq.html">the SSL FAQ</a>
   401        and <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3546.txt">RFC 3546</a>
   402      </dd>
   403  
   404      <dt><a name="serversideincludes" id="serversideincludes">Server Side
   405          Includes</a> <a name="ssi" id="ssi">(SSI)</a></dt>
   406      <dd>A technique for embedding processing directives inside HTML files.<br />
   407        See: <a href="howto/ssi.html">Introduction to Server Side Includes</a>
   408      </dd>
   409  
   410      <dt><a name="session" id="session">Session</a></dt>
   411      <dd>The context information of a communication in general.</dd>
   412  
   413      <dt><a name="ssleay" id="ssleay">SSLeay</a></dt>
   414      <dd>The original SSL/TLS implementation library developed by Eric A.
   415        Young
   416      </dd>
   417  
   418      <dt><a name="symmetriccryptophraphy" id="symmetriccryptophraphy">Symmetric
   419          Cryptography</a></dt>
   420      <dd>The study and application of <em>Ciphers</em> that use a single secret key
   421        for both encryption and decryption operations.<br />
   422        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   423      </dd>
   424  
   425      <dt><a name="tarball" id="tarball">Tarball</a></dt>
   426      <dd>A package of files gathered together using the <code>tar</code> utility.
   427        Apache distributions are stored in compressed tar archives or using
   428        pkzip.
   429      </dd>
   430  
   431      <dt><a name="transportlayersecurity" id="transportlayersecurity">Transport
   432          Layer Security</a> <a name="tls" id="tls">(TLS)</a></dt>
   433      <dd>The successor protocol to SSL, created by the Internet Engineering Task
   434        Force (IETF) for general communication authentication and encryption over
   435        TCP/IP networks. TLS version 1 is nearly identical with SSL version 3.<br />
   436        See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   437      </dd>
   438  
   439      <dt><a name="uniformresourcelocator" id="uniformresourcelocator">Uniform
   440          Resource Locator</a> <a name="url" id="url">(URL)</a></dt>
   441      <dd>The name/address of a resource on the Internet.  This is the common
   442        informal term for what is formally called a <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#uniformresourceidentifier" title="see glossary">Uniform Resource Identifier</a>.
   443        URLs are usually made up of a scheme, like <code>http</code> or
   444        <code>https</code>, a hostname, and a path.  A URL for this page might
   445        be <code>http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/glossary.html</code>.
   446      </dd>
   447  
   448      <dt><a name="uniformresourceidentifier" id="uniformresourceidentifier">Uniform Resource Identifier</a>
   449        <a name="URI" id="URI">(URI)</a></dt>
   450      <dd>A compact string of characters for identifying an abstract or physical
   451        resource.  It is formally defined by <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt">RFC 2396</a>.  URIs used on the
   452        world-wide web are commonly referred to as <a class="glossarylink" href="./glossary.html#url" title="see glossary">URLs</a>.
   453      </dd>
   454  
   455      <dt><a name="virtualhosting" id="virtualhosting">Virtual Hosting</a></dt>
   456      <dd>Serving multiple websites using a single instance of Apache.  <em>IP
   457        virtual hosting</em> differentiates between websites based on their IP
   458        address, while <em>name-based virtual hosting</em> uses only the name of the
   459        host and can therefore host many sites on the same IP address.<br />
   460        See: <a href="vhosts/">Apache Virtual Host documentation</a>
   461      </dd>
   462  
   463      <dt><a name="x.509" id="x.509">X.509</a></dt>
   464      <dd>An authentication certificate scheme recommended by the International
   465        Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) which is used for SSL/TLS authentication.<br /> See: <a href="ssl/">SSL/TLS Encryption</a>
   466      </dd>
   467    </dl>
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