cPanel: Brief Glossary

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cPanel Brief Glossary
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Table of Contents

• Daemon
• Dangling Symlink
• Data Center
• Dedistribution
• Default Address (cPanel Account Default Address)
• Deprecated
• Dictionary Attack
• Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)
• Directory Harvest Attack (DHA)
• Disk Space Quota
• Distributed cPanel Account
• DNS Zone

• dnsadmin
• Document root
• Domain Control Validation
• Domain Name
• Domain Forwarding (Redirect)
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• Domain-Validated (DV) Certificate
• DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)
• Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting,
  and Conformance (DMARC)
• Dovecot
• DNSOnly
• Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Domain

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Daemon

• It refers to a computer program. This computer
  program runs as a background process that cannot
  be viewed or controlled directly by the user.

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Dangling Symlink

• It is a symbolic link. It refers to a pathname
  which doesnt exist.

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Data Center

• It indicates that facility where servers are
  kept. It is generally a safe place to keep a
  server. It usually includes backup power
  supplies, multiple communication connections and
  environmental controls.
• Web servers are provided by web hosting
  companies. These companies are often referred to
  as the Best Windows Hosting Company or as
  Cloud Hosting Company in India or even as
  Website Hosting Companies in India.

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Dedistribution

• It refers to the process that involves moving
  partial or entire functionality of a distributed
  cPanel account back to the parent node from a
  child node.

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Default Address (cPanel Account Default Address)

• It is that email address to which cPanel WHM
  routes emails related to those email accounts
  that dont exist or those of invalid recipients
  on the users cPanel account. This default
  address can be checked by following the path,
  cPanel -gt Home -gt Email -gt Manage Email Accounts.

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Deprecated

• It is a term used by cPanel, L.L.C. to describe
  those features that are no longer supported or
  would be removed in an upcoming release.

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Dictionary Attack

• It is referred to that method which involves a
  malicious users attempt at guessing a password
  with the aid of words from a dictionary. It is
  similar to a brute force attack. This type of an
  attack can be thwarted by enabling the
  Dictionary Attack Protection setting in the
  Exim Configuration Manager interface in WHM by
  following the path, WHM -gt Home -gt Service
  Configuration -gt Exim Configuration Manager.

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Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)

• It is a method that is used to generate public
  and private keys which are used for signing of
  data.

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Directory Harvest Attack (DHA)

• It refers to a brute force attack technique. It
  involves spammers trying to find valid email
  addresses on a server. This is achieved through
  guesswork as well as by the aid of various common
  addresses permutations.
• WHM has cPHulk, which is a protective measure
  that enables the user to lock out brute force
  attackers, on reaching a specified number of
  failed attempts.

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Disk Space Quota

• It refers to the limit imposed by hosting
  providers on the amount of disk space that can be
  used by an account. The usage data of website
  owners can be traced in cPanels Disk Usage
  interface by following the path, cPanel -gt Home
  -gt Files -gt Disk Usage
• Users disk space quotas are managed by server
  administrators in the Quota Modification
  interface in WHM. The path for it is, WHM -gt Home
  -gt Account Functions -gt Quota Modification.

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Distributed cPanel Account

• It is a cPanel account that has its existence on
  two or more linked nodes.
• To digress, web hosting companies provide web
  servers and the necessary services and
  technologies that make a website accessible. The
  Best Windows Hosting Company or Cloud Hosting
  Company in India or Website Hosting Companies
  in India are certain terms that are used to
  refer to web hosting companies.

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DNS Zone

• It refers to the administrative part of the
  DNS (Domain Name System). The Internet traffic is
  directed to the correct location because of it.
  DNS zones can be added to the server in the Add
  a DNS Zone interface in WHM. The path is, WHM -gt
  Home -gt DNS Functions -gt Add a DNS Zone.

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DNSAdmin

• It is that program which manages DNS clustering
  and DNS services. It is used by DNS clusters.
  Custom dnsadmin plugins can be created by
  third-party integrators.

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Document Root

• It refers to the directory in which a domains
  publicly-available files are maintained. A users
  primary domains document root defaults usually
  to the public_html directory. Any addon domains
  or subdomains document root directories depend
  on the users servers settings.

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Domain Control Validation

• Domain Control Validation (DCV) is used prior to
  the issuance of a certificate, to verify that a
  specific domain is owned by the certificate
  requester. Any one of the three following DCV
  methods can be used to verify such an ownership
• Email- Validation email is sent to the
  administrative contact for the domain.
• DNS- Special CNAME record is checked for the
  domain in DNS.
• HTTP- Hashed text file is checked on the website
  of the requester.

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Domain Name

• It is the name given by a site owner to a
  website. It appears in the URL of the website and
  in email addresses. Domains can be added and
  managed in the Domains interface in cPanel. The
  path is, cPanel -gt Home -gt Domains -gt Domains.

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Domain Forwarding (Redirect)

• It is that technique that allows a user or even
  his clients to direct automatically the visitors
  to a particular domain when another domain is
  accessed by them. Domain forwarding can be set up
  and managed through the Setup/Edit Domain
  Forwarding interface in WHM. Its path is, WHM -gt
  Home -gt DNS Functions -gt Setup/Edit Domain
  Forwarding.

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Domain Name System (DNS)

• It refers to that component of the Internet which
  enables the conversion of domain names that can
  be read by humans into IP addresses that can be
  comprehended by the computer.
• To digress, the reference of the Internet reminds
  us of the numerous websites that are browsed
  daily. These websites files are stored on the
  web servers of web hosting companies. The Best
  Windows Hosting Company or Cloud Hosting
  Company in India or Website Hosting Companies
  in India are certain terms that are used
  frequently to refer to web hosting companies.

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Domain-Validated (DV) Certificate

• It is a digital certificate meant
  for SSL/TLS verification. The verification
  regarding the applicants control over a specific
  DNS domain is done by the Certificate Authority
  (CA) through phone, email or other method. DV
  certificates can be purchased and installed by
  following the path, cPanel -gt Home -gt Security -gt
  SSL/TLS Wizard.

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Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM)

• It refers to an email authentication method. It
  is used to verify that a message was actually
  sent from the same domain that it seems to have
  come from. It can be enabled in WHMs Enable
  DKIM/SPF Globally interface by clicking on WHM
  -gt Home -gt DNS Functions -gt Enable DKIM/SPF
  Globally.

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Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting,
and Conformance (DMARC)

• DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication,
  Reporting Conformance) refers to a technical
  specification that aids in the reduction of
  email-based abuses potential. A DMARC policy
  makes use of DNS, in order to confirm that an
  email has used a valid DKIM as well
  as SPF record. It also ascertains that
  the From header matches those records. It is a
  requirement of many major email networks that a
  user uses DMARC policy to ensure protection
  against spam email.
•  DMARC records can be created and managed in the
  Zone Editor interface in cPanel, by clicking on
  cPanel -gt Home -gt Domains -gt Zone Editor.

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Dovecot

• It is a mail server software, which is
  open-source and ensures optimal security. It can
  be configured in WHMs Mailserver
  Configuration interface by clicking on, WHM -gt
  Home -gt Service Configuration -gt Mailserver
  Configuration.

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DNSOnly

• It is that version of cPanel WHM which enables
  a user to run a dedicated physical nameserver.
  This version is extremely minimal. It replicates
  DNS zones to the users other servers.

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Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Domain

• It is a type of domain. It simplifies access to a
  network which is using a dynamic IP address.

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