RFC 4514

E239815

IETF Request for Comments Internet Standard LDAP specification

RFC 4514 is an IETF standard that specifies the string representation of Distinguished Names in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

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Label	Occurrences
RFC 4514 canonical	4
Internet Standard (as part of LDAPv3 core specifications)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2114353 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RFC 4514
Context triple: [LDAP, definedInRFC, RFC 4514]

A. RFC 4513
RFC 4513 is an IETF standard that specifies authentication methods and security mechanisms for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
B. RFC 4510
RFC 4510 is an IETF standards-track document that specifies the core technical framework and protocol suite for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
C. RFC 4515
RFC 4515 is an Internet standard that specifies the string representation of LDAP search filters used in directory service queries.
D. RFC 4512
RFC 4512 is an IETF specification that defines the core models, schema, and protocol elements for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) version 3.
E. RFC 4254
RFC 4254 is the Internet standard that specifies the Secure Shell (SSH) connection protocol, defining how multiple logical channels are multiplexed over a single encrypted SSH transport.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RFC 4514
Target entity description: RFC 4514 is an IETF standard that specifies the string representation of Distinguished Names in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

A. RFC 4513
RFC 4513 is an IETF standard that specifies authentication methods and security mechanisms for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
B. RFC 4510
RFC 4510 is an IETF standards-track document that specifies the core technical framework and protocol suite for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
C. RFC 4515
RFC 4515 is an Internet standard that specifies the string representation of LDAP search filters used in directory service queries.
D. RFC 4512
RFC 4512 is an IETF specification that defines the core models, schema, and protocol elements for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) version 3.
E. RFC 4254
RFC 4254 is the Internet standard that specifies the Secure Shell (SSH) connection protocol, defining how multiple logical channels are multiplexed over a single encrypted SSH transport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IETF Request for Comments ⓘ Internet Standard ⓘ LDAP specification ⓘ
appliesTo	LDAP clients ⓘ LDAP servers ⓘ directory-enabled applications ⓘ
area	Applications ⓘ
basedOn	X.500 ⓘ surface form: X.500 Distinguished Name model
category	Standards Track ⓘ
context	directory services ⓘ identity management systems ⓘ
defines	LDAP Distinguished Name string format ⓘ UTF-8 usage in Distinguished Name strings ⓘ escaping rules for LDAP Distinguished Names ⓘ handling of spaces in Distinguished Names ⓘ handling of special characters in Distinguished Names ⓘ hex-encoded representation of attribute values in Distinguished Names ⓘ ordering of Relative Distinguished Names in string form ⓘ representation of multi-valued Relative Distinguished Names ⓘ string representation of Distinguished Names ⓘ syntax for attribute type and value in Distinguished Names ⓘ use of commas and plus signs in Distinguished Name strings ⓘ
focusesOn	Distinguished Name string encoding ⓘ Distinguished Name syntax ⓘ
intendedAudience	directory service developers ⓘ protocol implementers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
obsoletes	RFC 2253 ⓘ
partOf	RFC 4510 ⓘ surface form: LDAPv3 technical specification series
publishedBy	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ surface form: IETF Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
relatedProtocol	LDAP ⓘ LDAP ⓘ surface form: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
relatedTo	RFC 4511 ⓘ RFC 4512 ⓘ RFC 4515 ⓘ RFC 4516 ⓘ RFC 4519 ⓘ
specifies	ABNF for Distinguished Name string representation ⓘ conversions between LDAP Distinguished Names and string form ⓘ parsing rules for Distinguished Name strings ⓘ serialization rules for Distinguished Names ⓘ
standardizes	representation of X.500 Distinguished Names in LDAP ⓘ
status	RFC 4514 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Internet Standard (as part of LDAPv3 core specifications)
title	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): String Representation of Distinguished Names ⓘ
uses	ABNF notation ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LDAP → definedInRFC → RFC 4514 ⓘ

RFC 4513 → relatedTo → RFC 4514 ⓘ

RFC 4514 → status → RFC 4514 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Internet Standard (as part of LDAPv3 core specifications)

RFC 4510 → references → RFC 4514 ⓘ

OpenLDAP → supportsStandard → RFC 4514 ⓘ

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