RFC - 1309

Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1309.txt
Authors:	C. Weider [ANS], J. Reynolds [ISI], S. Heker [JvNC]
Date:	March 1992
Category:	For Your Information: [ FYI-14 ]

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Referred by:	8 RFC
Refers to:	8 RFC

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Status

This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

This document is an overview of the X.500 standard for people not familiar with the technology. It compares and contrasts Directory Services based on X.500 with several of the other Directory services currently in use in the Internet. This paper also describes the status of the standard and provides references for further information on X.500 implementations and technical information.

A primary purpose of this paper is to illustrate the vast functionality of the X.500 protocol and to show how it can be used to provide a global directory for human use, and can support other applications which would benefit from directory services, such as main programs.

This FYI RFC is a product of the Directory Information Services (pilot) Infrastructure Working Group (DISI). A combined effort of the User Services and the OSI Integration Areas of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

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