G L O S S A R Y Intel® NetStructure™ 7110/7115 e-Commerce Accelerator User Guide
Glossary-3
Service
A service is an IP application paired with a port number. For
example: “HTTP:80.” This describes a service consisting of a
server's HTTP application listening on port 80. Another example of a
service: “FTP:21.”
Signing Request
Required for a request for certificate authentication by a Certificate
Authority.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. An application-layer Intenet
protocol by which multiple devices in a network can be monitored
and to some extent configured.
SSL (Secure Socket
Layer)
Protocol developed by Netscape for encrypted transmission over
TCP/IP networks, setting up a secure end-to-end link.
VeriSign
§ A well-known certificate authority.