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Distinguished Name

nounid 2352·updated Aug 30, 2026
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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.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

acronym
DN
plural
Distinguished Names
possessive
Distinguished Name's
pluralpossessive
Distinguished Names'

Framework definitions

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.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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Incoming relationships

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