distinguished name (DN)

Official websites do not use .rip
We are an unofficial archive, replace .rip by .gov in the URL to access the official website. Access our document index here.

We are building a provable archive!
A lock ( Dot gov ) or https:// don't prove our archive is authentic, only that you securely accessed it. Note that we are working to fix that :)

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

CNSSI 4009-2015, FIPS 201, NIST SP 1800-12c, NIST SP 1800-13C, NIST SP 1800-16B, NIST SP 1800-16C, NIST SP 1800-21C, NIST SP 800-32

Definition(s):

An identifier that uniquely represents an object in the X.500 directory information tree.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from IETF RFC 4949 Ver 2
NIST SP 1800-16B under Distinguished Name from RFC 4949
NIST SP 1800-16C under Distinguished Name from RFC 4949
NIST SP 1800-16D under Distinguished Name from RFC 4949

Glossary Comments

Comments about specific definitions should be sent to the authors of the linked Source publication. For NIST publications, an email is usually found within the document.

Comments about the glossary's presentation and functionality should be sent to secglossary@nist.gov.

See NISTIR 7298 Rev. 3 for additional details.

Information Technology Laboratory

Computer Security Resource Center

Computer Security Resource Center

distinguished name (DN)

Glossary Comments