RFC 1274 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1991
TUE · 28 JUL 2026
The COSINE and Internet X.500 Schema
Overview
RFC 1274, “The COSINE and Internet X.500 Schema”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 1991 by P. Barker, S. Kille. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4524 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document suggests an X.500 Directory Schema, or Naming Architecture, for use in the COSINE and Internet X.500 pilots. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1991
- RFC 1273 Measurement Study of Changes in Service-Level Reachability in the Global TCP/IP Internet: Goals, Experimental Design, Implementation, and Policy Considerations
- RFC 1275 Replication Requirements to provide an Internet Directory using X.500
- RFC 1272 Internet Accounting: Background
- RFC 1276 Replication and Distributed Operations extensions to provide an Internet Directory using X.500
- RFC 1271 Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base
- RFC 1277 Encoding Network Addresses to Support Operation over Non-OSI Lower Layers
- RFC 1270 SNMP Communications Services
- RFC 1278 A string encoding of Presentation Address