Naming Authority

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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An organizational entity responsible for assigning distinguished names (DNs) and for assuring that each DN is meaningful and unique within its domain.

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Organization92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Naming Authorities
possessive: Naming Authority's
pluralpossessive: Naming Authorities'

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