Domain Name System (DNS) Terminology
DNS
Domain Name System (DNS) is an Internet service that translates domain names into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
Domain Name
It is the address where Internet users can access a website. A domain name points to an IP address, the address where Internet users can access a website
Hostname
A hostname can be an “A record” or a “CNAME.”
Web Hosting
This document describes how to implement the Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) protocol to automate the renewal process between the InCommon certificate authority and your systems.
This document describes how to request access to and use the InCommon Certificate Manager (ICM) to request or renew InCommon certificates.