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Hesiod (name service)

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In computing, the Hesiod name service originated in Project Athena (1983–1991). [1]

15 relations: BIND, Computing, Database, Directory service, Domain Name System, Gecos field, Information, Kerberos (protocol), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, Name Service Switch, Network Information Service, Passwd, Project Athena, Unix, Unix-like.

BIND

BIND, or named, is the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS) software on the Internet.

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Computing

Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers.

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Database

A database is an organized collection of data, stored and accessed electronically.

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Directory service

In computing, directory service or name service maps the names of network resources to their respective network addresses.

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Domain Name System

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network.

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Gecos field

The gecos field, or GECOS field is an entry in the /etc/passwd file on Unix, and similar operating systems.

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Information

Information is any entity or form that provides the answer to a question of some kind or resolves uncertainty.

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Kerberos (protocol)

Kerberos is a computer network authentication protocol that works on the basis of tickets to allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to prove their identity to one another in a secure manner.

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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

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Name Service Switch

The Name Service Switch (NSS) is a facility in Unix-like operating systems that provides a variety of sources for common configuration databases and name resolution mechanisms.

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Network Information Service

The Network Information Service, or NIS (originally called Yellow Pages or YP), is a client–server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network.

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Passwd

passwd is a tool on most Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to change a user's password.

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Project Athena

Project Athena was a joint project of MIT, Digital Equipment Corporation, and IBM to produce a campus-wide distributed computing environment for educational use.

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Unix

Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesiod_(name_service)

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