Glossary

Term Definition
API Application Programming Interface
Blob Represents the contents of a document
Body Message content
CONNECT A standard HTTP request method
Dictionary A mapping of unique keys to values
Document type Classification or specification that defines the format, structure, and content of a particular type of document
EGA e-Government Agency of Moldova
Event An action or fact that happened in some Informational System at a certain moment of time
GET A standard HTTP request method
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
IDNO Legal entity unique identifier (organization identifier number, unique in Republic of Moldova)
IDNP Natural person unique identifier (citizen personal identity number, containing 13 figures, unique in Republic of Moldova)
Issuer An entity that has the possibility to create documents
Issuer type Type/category of issuer (to be clarified)
JSON JavaScript Object Notation, a format for storing and transporting data
LegalId Unique IDNO of the issuer organization
MEGA Moldova eGovernance Agency
Message Final message ready for transmission, including the identified channel, recipient and content
Notification Notification request received from a Sender
PAdES PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures
PAdES-T PAdES with timestamp field
Permission The access rights granted to users to perform specific actions within the system
POST A standard HTTP request method
Principal The owner of the document in URN format: urn:md:idno/idnp
Priority The notification transmission priority (low, medium, high) set by the Sender. Note: Low/Medium follow Recipient’s preferences per channel; High priority is immediate, ignoring preferences.
Quota Quota information
Read permission View and read the document
Recipient The user who will receive the message
REST Representational State Transfer, a software architectural style that defines a set of methods to build web APIs
SAML Security Assertion Markup Language
Share All documents shared by current principal to others
Shortbody Short form of message content, for notifications other than email and MCabinet
SLO Single logout
SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol
SSO Single sign-on
Subject Message subject
TLS Transport Layer Security
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
URN Uniform Resource Name
Write permission Edit, overwrite and delete the document
WS WebSocket, a simultaneous two-way communication protocol working over HTTP
WSS WebSocket Secure, extension of WS that uses encryption for communication based on TLS
XAdES XML Advanced Electronic Signatures
XAdES-T XAdES with timestamp field