Re: DNS and X.501 DistinguishedName

Eric Bomarsi wrote:
>
> A network entity such as a router may require
> an X.501 DistinguishedName to utilize LDAP
> directory serices or generate PKCS certificate
> requests.
>
> It's possible that the network entity can
> use it's domain name to create an X.500
> Distinguished Name as specified in RFC2247.
> However, I'm concerned that this might be too
> inflexible since many organizations may
> implement an internal X.500 naming convention
> unrelated to their Internet domain naming.
>
> Has any MIB work been done to support
> distinguished name configuration?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Eric Bomarsi
As RFC2247 states, you can combine any DN with the DC Attributes, e.g.

CN=Router LA, DC=rr27, dc=foo-org, dc=com, o=Foo\, Inc., c=US

I do not know if that solves your problem.

Andreas
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