RFC 4514: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): String Representation of Distinguished Names

The X.500 Directory uses distinguished names (DNs) as primary keys to entries in the directory. This document defines the string representation used in the…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 2253: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3629: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
Normative reference — RFC 4511: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4510: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map
Normative reference — RFC 4520: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Normative reference — RFC 4512: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Directory Information Models
Normative reference — RFC 4513: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms
Normative reference — RFC 4517: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Syntaxes and Matching Rules
Normative reference — RFC 4519: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Schema for User Applications
Informative reference — RFC 2849: The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) - Technical Specification

Incoming relationships (21 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6125: Representation and Verification of Domain-Based Application Service Identity within Internet Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX) Certificates in the Context of Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4510: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4512: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Directory Information Models
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4513: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4517: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Syntaxes and Matching Rules
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4516: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Uniform Resource Locator
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4535: GSAKMP: Group Secure Association Key Management Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6031: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Symmetric Key Package Content Type
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9525: Service Identity in TLS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6030: Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8705: OAuth 2.0 Mutual-TLS Client Authentication and Certificate-Bound Access Tokens
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6253: Host Identity Protocol Certificates
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8002: Host Identity Protocol Certificates
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8295: EST (Enrollment over Secure Transport) Extensions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6487: A Profile for X.509 PKIX Resource Certificates
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4520: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4530: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryUUID Operational Attribute
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5020: The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryDN Operational Attribute
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5981: Authorization for NSIS Signaling Layer Protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6216: Example Call Flows Using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Security Mechanisms
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9925: Unsigned X.509 Certificates