ISC2 CC Access Controls Concepts Practice Question
An LDAP distinguished name is written as: CN=John Smith,OU=Sales,DC=company,DC=com. What do the 'OU' and 'DC' components represent?
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OU = Organizational Unit; DC = Domain Component
OU = Organizational Unit, DC = Domain Component.
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OU = Organizational Unit; DC = Domain Component
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Correct.
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OU = Organizational Unit; DC = Domain Controller
Why it's wrong here
DC stands for Domain Component, not Domain Controller.
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OU = Organizational Unit; DC = Distinguished Component
Why it's wrong here
DC is Domain Component.
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OU = Object Unit; DC = Domain Component
Why it's wrong here
OU is Organizational Unit.
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