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Re: RFC2253bis: "a published table"

At 02:59 PM 11/2/00 -0700, Jim Sermersheim wrote:
>Are DNs really globally unique?

Yes!

>It'd be cool if they were, but because there's no "directory namespace" I don't think they are. I imagine there are more than a few objects out there named o=acme.

Just like in DNS... there may be N namespaces. However, there
is only one Internet or "global" namespace.

Folks who use unregistered domain names, IP address, and DNs
are doomed to their own private world.

For DNs, the global namespace supports two naming conventions
each with their own registration.  X.500 style DNs are registered
through your national authority (e.g. ANSI in the US) or their
delegate.  For domain component naming, the domain registration
implicitly provides DN registration.

"o=acme" cannot be registered in the global name space.  That's
equivalent to using a network 10 IP address.

Kurt