Distinguished Name
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
A unique name or character string that unambiguously identifies an entity according to the hierarchical naming conventions of X.500 directory service.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Classifications
Entity Type
Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
—60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- acronym
- DN
- plural
- Distinguished Names
- possessive
- Distinguished Name's
- pluralpossessive
- Distinguished Names'