attribute type ITU-T (X.500)
2.5.4.49
distinguishedName
also known as Obj-Dist-Name
The DN syntax as an attribute type. You rarely store it directly, since an entry already knows its own name; its real job is being the supertype for the many attributes that hold DNs, like member and owner.
- OID
2.5.4.49- Name
- distinguishedName
- Aliases
- Obj-Dist-Name
- Kind
- attribute type
- Arcwho allocated the number
- ITU-T (X.500) 2.5
- Standardwho defined it
- IETF · RFC 4519
Schema
- Syntax
- Object(DS-DN)
- Single-valued
- yes
Appears in: IANA registry, Active Directory schema. Primary source. Spotted an error? Tell me.