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Distinguished Name

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A unique name or character string that unambiguously identifies an entity according to the hierarchical naming conventions of X.500 directory service.

Framework senses

3 senses across 3 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A unique name or character string that unambiguously identifies an entity according to the hierarchical naming conventions of X.500 directory service.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: A unique name or character string that unambiguously identifies an entity according to the hierarchical naming conventions of X.500 directory service.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: A unique name or character string that unambiguously identifies an entity according to the hierarchical naming conventions of X.500 directory service.
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