X.500

Protocol suite:
Protocol type:
SNMP MIBs:	iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.dsMIB (1.3.6.1.2.1.66).
Working groups:	disi, Directory Information Services Infrastructure.
Links:

An ITU and ISO standard for a global directory structure.

Glossary:

ACL, Access Control List.
(RFC 1943) A mechanism to restrict access to data stored in an X.500 Directory Service.

Attribute.
(RFC 1943) A collection of attributes belong to an entry in the Directory Service, and contain information belonging to that entry.

c=.
(RFC 1943) Object class definition, specifies a country. When used as part of the directory name, it identifies the country in which the named object is physically located.

cn=.
(RFC 1943) An Attribute defining common name for individuals included in a directory. In 1988 standards can be up to 64 characters.

DIB, Directory Information Base.
(RFC 1943). A collection of information objects in the Directory.

DIT, Directory Information Tree.
(RFC 1943). The hierarchy of the distributed database that makes up an X.500 service.

DSA, Directory System Agent.
(RFC 2116). An OSI application process that provides the Directory functionality.

DUA, Directory User Agent.
(RFC 2116). An OSI application process that represents a user in accessing the Directory and uses the DAP to communicate with a DSA.

DUA Interface.
(RFC 2116). An application process that represents a user in accessing the Directory using either DAP but supporting only a subset of the DAP functionality or a protocol different from DAP to communicate with a DSA or DUA.

ESnet, Energy Sciences Network.
(RFC 1943). A nationwide computer data communications network.

o=.
(RFC 1943). An attribute defining the company or organization that the person works for.

ou=.
(RFC 1943). An attribute found under organization. Denotes the department, division, or other such sub-unit of the organization that the person works in.

QUIPU.
(RFC 1943). X.500 Directory implementation developed by Colin Robbins while at the University College of London.

RDN, Relative Distinguished Name.
(RFC 1943). An RDN is made up of the DIT information and the actual entry.

sn=.
(RFC 1943) An attribute defining the surname of the person in the directory.

RFCs:

[RFC 1275] Replication Requirements to provide an Internet Directory using X.500.

[RFC 1276] Replication and Distributed Operations extensions to provide an Internet Directory using X.500.

[RFC 1279] X.500 and Domains.

[RFC 1308] Executive Introduction to Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol.

[RFC 1309] Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol.

[RFC 1430] A Strategic Plan for Deploying an Internet X.500 Directory Service.

[RFC 1485] A String Representation of Distinguished Names (OSI-DS 23 (v5)).

[RFC 1487] X.500 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

[RFC 1488] The X.500 String Representation of Standard Attribute Syntaxes.

[RFC 1491] A Survey of Advanced Usages of X.500.

[RFC 1562] Naming Guidelines for the AARNet X.500 Directory Service.

[RFC 1564] DSA Metrics (OSI-DS 34 (v3)).

[RFC 1608] Representing IP Information in the X.500 Directory.

[RFC 1609] Charting Networks in the X.500 Directory.

[RFC 1617] Naming and Structuring Guidelines for X.500 Directory Pilots.

Obsoletes: RFC 1384.

[RFC 1684] Introduction to White Pages Services based on X.500.

[RFC 1801] X.400-MHS use of the X.500 Directory to support X.400-MHS Routing.

[RFC 1802] Introducing Project Long Bud: Internet Pilot Project for the Deployment of X.500 Directory Information in Support of X.400 Routing.

[RFC 1803] Recommendations for an X.500 Production Directory Service.

[RFC 1804] Schema Publishing in X.500 Directory.

[RFC 1943] Building an X.500 Directory Service in the US.

[RFC 2079] Definition of an X.500 Attribute Type and an Object Class to Hold Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs).

[RFC 2116] X.500 Implementations Catalog-96.

Obsoletes: RFC 1632.

[RFC 2120] Managing the X.500 Root Naming Context.

[RFC 2164] Use of an X.500/LDAP directory to support MIXER address mapping.

Obsoletes: RFC 1838.

[RFC 2256] A Summary of the X.500(96) User Schema for use with LDAPv3.

[RFC 2293] Representing Tables and Subtrees in the X.500 Directory.

Obsoletes: RFC 1837.

[RFC 2294] Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X.500 Directory Information Tree.

Obsoletes: RFC 1836.

[RFC 2605] Directory Server Monitoring MIB.

Defines SNMP MIB iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib-2.dsMIB (1.3.6.1.2.1.66).
Obsoletes: RFC 1567.

[RFC 4524] COSINE LDAP/X.500 Schema.

Category: Standards Track.
Obsoletes:
RFC 1274.
Updates:
RFC 2247, RFC 2798.

Publications:

Obsolete RFCs:

[RFC 1274] The COSINE and Internet X.500 Schema.

Obsoleted by:
RFC 4524.

[RFC 1292] A Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations.

Obsoleted by: RFC 1632.

[RFC 1384] Naming Guidelines for Directory Pilots.

Obsoleted by: RFC 1617.

[RFC 1567] X.500 Directory Monitoring MIB.

Obsoleted by: RFC 2605.

[RFC 1632] A Revised Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations.

Obsoleted by: RFC 2116.
Obsoletes: RFC 1292.

[RFC 1836] Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X.500 Directory Information Tree.

Obsoleted by: RFC 2294.

[RFC 1837] Representing Tables and Subtrees in the X.500 Directory.

Obsoleted by: RFC 2293.

[RFC 1838] Use of the X.500 Directory to support mapping between X.400 and RFC 822 Addresses.

Obsoleted by: RFC 2164.