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## 1. Glossary

Application Server

  The machine that runs the EKM server application.

Batch Service

  A service that handles the execution of batch jobs for EKM.

CA

  Certificate Authority. A trusted third-party that verifies the identity of entities such as web servers, and digitally signs SSL/TLS certificates for those entities.

Cache Service

  A service provided by EKM that enables local caching of EKM files in a distributed environment.

Client Browser

  Web browser on a client machine.

Cluster Database Server

  The database server that hosts the EKM database in an EKM cluster.

Cluster File Server

  The file server that hosts the EKM data directory in an EKM cluster.

Cluster Node

  An installation of EKM that includes an application server with the EKM server application, that is part of an EKM cluster.

Cluster Configuration

  A configuration of EKM consisting of a front-end web server, a cluster database server, and one or more cluster nodes that operate collectively as a single EKM server.

CSR

  Certificate Signing Request. A request from the web server to sign a SSL/TLS certificate.

Database Server

  The database server where the EKM database is hosted.

EKM Server Account

  The user account used to run server processes that are part of the Server Environment.

Front-End Web Server

  A web server that is configured to communicate with one or more EKM servers. Required for a multi-node EKM server, optional for a single-node EKM server.

JAAS

  Java Authentication and Authorization Service

LAN

  Local Area Network

Multi-Node EKM Server

  An EKM server with multiple EKM cluster nodes.

Non-Primary Node

  An EKM cluster node that acts as a JBoss slave, and as a non-primary node for EKM cluster services.

Primary Node

  The EKM cluster node that acts as the JBoss domain controller, and the primary node for EKM cluster services.

RAID

  A RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is multiple disk drives configured to function as one logical drive. RAID configurations are used to make redundant copies of data or to improve I/O performance by striping large files across multiple physical drives.

SAN

  Storage Area Network

Server Environment

  The set of software components that provide the foundation upon which the EKM server or cluster component runs.

Single-Node EKM Server

  An EKM server with only one EKM cluster node.

SSL

  Secure Sockets Layer

SSL/TLS certificate

  A certificate that a web server must possess to support encrypted connections using HTTPS.

WAN

  Wide Area Network

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