Naming Authority

nounid 3319·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

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Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

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

Framework definitions

2 senses across 2 frameworks

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

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

NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →

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

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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