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Glossary

Term Description
AMQP Refers to Advanced Message Queueing Protocol. It is a standardised framing and transfer protocol for asynchronously, securely, and reliably transferring messages between two parties.
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MFA Multifactor Authentication
MQTT Refers to Message Queuing Telemetry Transport. It is a lightweight publish and subscribe system where you can publish and receive messages as a client, often called a “broker”. A client may be either a publisher of information or a subscriber. Each client can connect to a broker.
Payload The content of the MQTT message.
Publisher A person who wishes to publish a new topic using real-time sensor data using a self-service portal both on-premise and in the commercial cloud. Also known as sender of messages.
ADEX Asynchronous Data Exchange (ADEX) is a centralised data exchange platform for the whole-of-government (WOG).
Subscriber A person who wishes to subscribe to a topic (that does not belong to his agency nor has it not been placed on his favourite list) and wishes to browse through new as well as trending topics.
TOTP Time-based One Time Password
WOG Whole-of-Government
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