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Content Gateway SSL Certificate Verification v7.8
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Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
The Certificate Revocation List is used to check a certificate's revocation state and includes a list of certificates that have been issued and subsequently revoked by a given Certification Authority (CA).
Certificate Verification Engine (CVE)
The Certificate Verification Engine verifies certificates and checks for revoked certificates within Websense Content Gateway.
Common Name (CN)
A Common Name is composed of the host + domain name that is used to identify the location being accessed.
Explicit proxy
An explicit proxy is configured within the application and is visible to the client. The client is explicitly configured to use a proxy server in which the browser knows that all requests will go through the proxy. Unlike Transparent proxy, each desktop must be configured to run explicit proxy.
Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)
The Online Certificate Status Protocol is used to check a certificate's revocation state and can be used separately or as a backup in conjunction with CRL. This allows the end host to query the OCSP server about a certificate's revocation state at the time the certificate is presented.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Secure Sockets Layer is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted connection between a Web server and a browser. This connection ensures that all data passed between the Web server and browser remains private and protected.
Server Name Indication (SNI)
The Server Name Indication (SNI) indicates what hostname the client is attempting to connect to at the start of the handshaking process. SNI allows multiple secure sites to be served off of the same IP address without requiring those sites to use the same certificate.
Subject Alternative Name (SAN)
Subject Alternative Names protect multiple hostnames with a single certificate after specifying a list of hostnames to be protected.
Transparent proxy
A transparent proxy is not configured within the application and is not visible to the client. The client does not know the traffic is being processed by a proxy other than the origin server. Unlike Explicit proxy, a transparent proxy typically intercepts all of the traffic for all IP addresses on a specified port.
Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Transport Layer Security (TLS), predecessor to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is the protocol that provides secure HTTP (HTTPS) for Internet transactions between Web browsers and Web servers.
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) identifies points of content such as a page of text, a video, a sound clip, a still or animated image, or a program.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Uniform Resource Locator is the unique address for a website or file that is accessible on the Internet.
Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP)
Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP) transparently redirects users to cache servers without having to configure proxy settings in their browsers.
Content Gateway SSL Certificate Verification v7.8
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