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ciphertext Encrypted information that cannot be read by anyone without
the proper key to decrypt the information.
class definition Specifies the information needed to create an instance of a
particular object and determines how the object works in
relation to other objects in the directory.
class of service See CoS.
classic CoS A classic CoS identifies the template entry by both its DN and
the value of one of the target entry's attributes.
client See LDAP client.
code page An internal table used by a locale in the context of the
internationalization plug-in that the operating system uses to
relate keyboard keys to character font screen displays.
collation order Provides language and cultural-specific information about how
the characters of a given language are to be sorted. This
information might include the sequence of letters in the
alphabet or how to compare letters with accents to letters
without accents.
consumer Server containing replicated directory trees or subtrees from a
supplier server.
consumer server In the context of replication, a server that holds a replica that is
copied from a different server is called a consumer for that
replica.
CoS A method for sharing attributes between entries in a way that is
invisible to applications.
CoS definition entry Identifies the type of CoS you are using. It is stored as an
LDAP subentry below the branch it affects.
CoS template entry Contains a list of the shared attribute values.
See Also template entry.
D
daemon A background process on a Unix machine that is responsible
for a particular system task. Daemon processes do not need
human intervention to continue functioning.
DAP Directory Access Protocol. The ISO X.500 standard protocol
that provides client access to the directory.
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