Distinguished Name (DN)

Distinguished NamesMicrosoftLearn

String	Attribute type
DC	domainComponent
CN	commonName
OU	organizationalUnitName
O	organizationName
STREET	streetAddress
L	localityName
ST	stateOrProvinceName
C	countryName
UID	userid

Examples

(1)

OU=Admins,OU=Accounts,DC=test,DC=com

a. organizationUnitName (OU)

• OU=Admins : defines a Organizational Unit (OU) called Admins

• OU=Accounts : defines the parent of the Admins OU. This means that Admins is a child nested inside Accounts

b. domainComponent (DC)

• DC=test and DC=com which forms the domain name: test.com

(2)

CN=Users,DC=test,DC=com

a. commonName (CN)

• CN=Users : Common Name (CN)

b. domainComponent (DC)

• DC=test and DC=com which forms the domain name: test.com