From b928fdb3ad64506dbb7a2e24f0bea45cbf5a7582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Jaeger Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:29:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add glossary entries These entries have been added by change I31008d4bcb69f3061658587030960b464ead579d to the security guide. Add them here, since this is the master document. Change-Id: I803c16fe60dea6a35a5f5c03b66699233ca74623 --- doc/common/glossary.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/common/glossary.rst b/doc/common/glossary.rst index f2fbc981ff..06f76105f8 100644 --- a/doc/common/glossary.rst +++ b/doc/common/glossary.rst @@ -940,6 +940,12 @@ C authentication. Examples include a password, secret key, digital certificate, and fingerprint. + CRL + + A Certificate Revocation List (CRL) in a PKI model is a list of + certificates that have been revoked. End entities presenting + these certificates should not be trusted. + Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) A mechanism that allows many resources (for example, @@ -1830,6 +1836,12 @@ I The API used to access the OpenStack Identity service provided through keystone. + IETF + + Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an open standards + organization that develops Internet standards, particularly the + standards pertaining to TCP/IP. + image A collection of files for a specific operating system (OS) that @@ -4085,6 +4097,15 @@ X .. glossary:: + X.509 + + X.509 is the most widely used standard for defining digital + certificates. It is a data structure that contains the subject + (entity) identifiable information such as its name along with + its public key. The certificate can contain a few other + attributes as well depending upon the version. The most recent + and standard version of X.509 is v3. + Xen Xen is a hypervisor using a microkernel design, providing