Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol
RFC 1309, “Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol”, is an Informational document published in March 1992 by C. Weider, J. Reynolds, S. Heker. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
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. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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