ISC2 CC Access Controls Concepts Practice Question
An LDAP distinguished name is formatted as: CN=John Smith,OU=Sales,DC=company,DC=com. What does OU represent?
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Organizational Unit
OU stands for Organizational Unit, a container within a directory tree.
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Organization Unit
Why it's wrong here
Correct concept but the exact term is Organizational Unit.
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Object Unit
Why it's wrong here
Object Unit is not correct.
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Operating Unit
Why it's wrong here
Operating Unit is not a standard LDAP term.
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Organizational Unit
Why this is correct
OU is standard abbreviation for Organizational Unit.
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