Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) White Paper

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Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA) White Paper
Glossary of CDSA Terms and Acronyms
Glossary of CDSA Terms and Acronyms
API
Application program interface.
Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)
A standard means of describing a message that can be sent over a network.
Two ISO standards define ASN.1 syntax (ISO 8824/ITU X.208) and encoding
rules (ISO 8825/ITU X.209) for applications using the Open Systems
Interconnection (OSI) framework.
Add-in modules
Shared libraries that when attached to the Common Security Services
Manager provide cryptography services (these are called CSPs), certificate
library services (CLs), data storage libraries (DLs), and trust policy libraries
(TPs).
Certificate Authority (CA)
A trusted party that creates and issues certificates (electronic identities) to
users and “signs” certificates with their private key. A Certificate Authority
attests to the legitimacy of the user by the certificate signing action.
Typically, a CA will require additional proof of identity before signing a
user’s certificate, such as a birth certificate or driver’s license.
Certificate Library Services (CL)
A module that performs operations on digital certificates. Each certificate
library has knowledge of one or more specific certificate formats. Certificate
libraries perform the following operations: signing and signature
verification of certificates; management of certificate fields; export and
import of multiple certificate formats. The HP-UX implementation of CDSA
supports X.509v3 certificates and X.509v2 certificate revocation lists
(CRLs).
Common Data Security Architecture (CDSA)
An open cross-platform, interoperable and extensible software framework
consisting of APIs designed to make computers more secure for applications
such as electronic commerce, communications, and digital content. CDSA
provides an infrastructure for managing the various security-related
services embodied in existing security standards.