RFC 1779 (rfc1779) - Page 1 of 8
A String Representation of Distinguished Names
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Network Working Group S. Kille
Request for Comments: 1779 ISODE Consortium
Obsoletes: 1485 March 1995
Category: Standards Track
A String Representation of Distinguished Names
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
The OSI Directory uses distinguished names as the primary keys to
entries in the directory. Distinguished Names are encoded in ASN.1.
When a distinguished name is communicated between to users not using
a directory protocol (e.g., in a mail message), there is a need to
have a user-oriented string representation of distinguished name.
This specification defines a string format for representing names,
which is designed to give a clean representation of commonly used
names, whilst being able to represent any distinguished name.
Table of Contents
1. Why a notation is needed ................................... 2
2. A notation for Distinguished Name .......................... 2
2.1 Goals ................................................ 2
2.2 Informal definition .................................. 2
2.3 Formal definition .................................... 4
3. Examples ................................................... 6
4. Acknowledgements ........................................... 7
5. References ................................................. 7
6. Security Considerations .................................... 8
7. Author's Address ........................................... 8
Kille