Directory Information Tree

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The Directory Information Tree is a hierarchical structure used in X.500 and related directory services to organize and locate directory entries such as users, organizations, and resources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf X.500 concept
directory information structure
hierarchical data model
canBePartitionedInto naming contexts
subtrees
definedIn ITU-T X.500 series NERFINISHED
entryIdentifiedBy DN
Distinguished Name
entryMayRepresent device
group
person
service
hasAbbreviation DIT NERFINISHED
hasDesignGoal global namespace for directory entries
scalable directory organization
unambiguous identification of entries
hasNodeType entry
hasProperty delegated administration
hierarchical naming
partitionable namespace
hasRelationship parent-child hierarchy
hasRootElement root entry
hasStructureType tree
influenced LDAP naming model
organizes directory entries
organizations
resources
users
relatedConcept DIT naming context
Directory Information Base NERFINISHED
schema-aware directory
supportsFeature distributed directory deployment
hierarchical access control
supportsOperation browse
lookup
modify entry location
search
topLevelEntriesMayRepresent countries
organizational units
organizations
usedBy LDAP directory
X.500 directory NERFINISHED
directory service
usedInStandard LDAP NERFINISHED
X.500 NERFINISHED
X.509 NERFINISHED
usesComponent RDN
Relative Distinguished Name

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X.500 definesConcept Directory Information Tree