CNRI Handle System 5.3

• Introduction


• 1. Handle System Overview
• Handle Syntax
• Handle Resolution
• Authentication
• Distributed Administration
• Handle Data Types
• Handle System Scalability
• Sessions


• 2. Installation
• Installing Java^TM
• Unpacking the Distribution
• Choosing an Installation Directory
• Running the Setup Program
• Running the Server For the First Time
• How Your Naming Authority is Set Up


• 3. Using the Handle Administration Tool
• Resolving Handles
• Creating a Handle
• Modifying a Handle
• Removing a Handle
• Running Batch Files
• Homing a Naming Authority
• Unhoming a Naming Authority
• Backing Up a Server
• Listing Handles on a Server
• Authentication
• Generate Key Pairs
• Using Sessions
• Console


• 4. Batch Operation
• Create Handle Batch Format
• Delete Handle Batch Format
• (Un)Home Naming Authority Batch Format
• Add Handle Value Batch Format
• Remove Handle Value Batch Format
• Modify Handle Batch Format
• Authentication Information Format
• Session Setup Information Format
• Handle Value Line Format


• 5. Advanced Server Configuration
• hdl_http_config
• hdl_tcp_config
• hdl_udp_config
• server_config
• Top Level Settings


• 6. The Handle HTTP Proxy
• Using the Proxy
• Using Custom HTML Pages
• WWW Interface for Handle Administration


• 7. Other Tools and Features
• DBTool
• DBList/DBRemove
• Resolver
• Test Tool
• Key Util
• GetRootInfo
• GetSiteInfo
• DoCheckpoint


• 8. Understanding the Server Directory
• access.log
• error.log
• config.dct
• $HOME/root_info
• cache.jdb
• handles.jdb
• nas.jdb
• dbtxns.log
• siteinfo.bin
• admpub.bin, admpriv.bin
• pubkey.bin, privkey.bin
• txns


• 9. Security
• Authentication
• Certification
• Sessions
• Algorithms


• 10. Replication
• Setting up a Single Mirror Handle Server
• Setting up a Second Mirror Handle Server
• Additional notes


• 11. Splitting a Handle Server


• 12. Using a SQL Database for Storage
• Configuring the Handle Server
• Example SQL Tables
• Depositing Handles Outside the Handle Server
• Using Custom SQL Statements


• 13. Using the Handle Client Library


• 14. Frequently Asked Questions
• What do I do if I get a Java^TM out-of-memory error?
• How do I start/restart and stop my Handle server?
• How do I back up my handle database?
• What version of Java^TM should I use?
• How do I administer (create/delete/edit) handles?
• How can I move a handle service to a new server?
• Can I use a relational database to store my handles?