| Browser |
User program allowing access to data via the Web |
| Browser Digital Certificate |
Electronic equivalent of an ID card obtained employing digital certificate technology and installed on a user's browser-used in conjunction with a public key encryption system to automatically authenticate the user's identity. |
| Facility |
All hardware, software and Internet connectivity under the provider's direct control. |
| Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
The set of rules for exchanging files (text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files) on the Web (World Wide Web). |
| Internet Certificate Standard |
An Internet industry standard that defines what information can go into a digital certificate and describes the information format. |
| Internet Site Authentication |
Technique by which access to Internet site resources requires a server digital certificate as identification. |
| Log File |
An Internet server file containing access information regarding the activity on that server. |
| NOTAM |
Aeronautical information that could affect a pilot's decision to make a flight. It includes such information as airport or primary runway closures, changes in the status of navigational aids, radar service availability, and other information essential to planned en route, terminal or landing operations. It can also contain mandatory emergency air traffic rules issued pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Section 91.139. |
| Provider |
A person or organization (including a government agency), which supplies aviation weather and NOTAMs to a civil aviation user. |
| Public Internet |
Any and/or all of the Internet sites that is accessible by any Internet connection. A distinguishing feature is its use of a set of protocols called TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). |
| QICP |
Qualified Internet Communication Provider. A person or organization that has been approved under the guidelines of the the Advisory Circular. |
| Secure Sockets Layer Protocol |
A security protocol that provides Internet site authentication, message integrity and message privacy over the Internet-allows provider/user applications to communicate while preventing message forgery, tampering and eavesdropping. |
| Server Digital Certificate |
Electronic equivalent of an ID card obtained employing digital certificate technology and installed on an Internet site server-used in conjunction with a public key encryption system to automatically authenticate the Internet site's identity and ensure two-way data integrity during a transaction. |
| TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) |
The basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. |
| Transaction |
All data exchanged between the user and provider beginning when the user's request arrives at the provider's facility and ending when the requested data leaves the facility. |
| User |
A person or organization that requests and receives aviation weather and NOTAMs from a provider. |
| User Authentication |
Technique by which access to Internet site resources requires user identification by such means as a browser digital certificate, or a username and password. |
| Web (World Wide Web) |
All the resources and users on the Internet that use the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (or compatible protocols). |
