ISC2 CC Access Controls Concepts Practice Question
In an LDAP directory, an entry is represented as 'CN=John Smith,OU=Sales,DC=company,DC=com'. What does 'CN' stand for?
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Common Name
In LDAP, CN stands for Common Name, which is a component of the distinguished name.
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Container Name
Why it's wrong here
Container is not an LDAP abbreviation.
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Common Name
Why this is correct
CN is Common Name, representing the object's name.
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Country Name
Why it's wrong here
Country is represented by 'C'.
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Context Name
Why it's wrong here
Context is not standard.
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