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Adds CORS definition to glossary for CORS End User Guide topic

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With the moving of the Object Storage API content from a
long-form dev guide to a specification, some topics needed
To be added to the End User Guide.

Change-Id: Ib07ba734090e4e8881184085e24665bc5eb78bad
Partial-bug: 1392382
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Erik Wilson 2015-01-29 11:06:35 -06:00
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VM instance being requested.</para> VM instance being requested.</para>
</glossdef> </glossdef>
</glossentry> </glossentry>
<glossentry> <glossentry>
<glossterm>credentials</glossterm> <glossterm>credentials</glossterm>
<indexterm class="singular"> <indexterm class="singular">
<primary>credentials</primary> <primary>credentials</primary>
</indexterm> </indexterm>
<glossdef> <glossdef>
<para>Data that is only known to or accessible by a user and used to <para>Data that is only known to or accessible by a user and
verify that the user is who he says he is. Credentials are presented used to verify that the user is who he says he is.
to the server during authentication. Examples include a password, Credentials are presented to the server during
secret key, digital certificate, and fingerprint.</para> authentication. Examples include a password, secret key,
digital certificate, and fingerprint.</para>
</glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
<glossterm>Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)</glossterm>
<indexterm class="singular">
<primary>Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)</primary>
</indexterm>
<glossdef>
<para>A mechanism that allows many resources (for example,
fonts, JavaScript) on a web page to be requested from
another domain outside the domain from which the resource
originated. In particular, JavaScript's AJAX calls can use
the XMLHttpRequest mechanism.</para>
</glossdef> </glossdef>
</glossentry> </glossentry>