Hierarchical Structure of LDAP Entries

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∟Hierarchical Structure of LDAP Entries

Describes the hierarchical structure of LDAP entries. components from X.509 certificates and domain names are used to form higher level and lower level LDAP entries.

What Is Hierarchical Structure of LDAP Entries? Hierarchical structure of LDAP entries is a tree structure formed by LDAP entries based on their parent-child relations.

Main features of the LDAP tree are:

LDAP entries use components similar to those used in X.509 certificates and domain names like country, state, city, organization, organization unit, common name, top-level tomain, etc., to form higher level and lower level entries.
The DN (Distinguished Name) of a lower level entry must carry the DN of its parent to specify their parent-child relation. For example, the DN "ou=cloud,dc=dev,dc=herongyang,dc=com" of the "ou=cloud" organization unit carries the DN "dc=dev,dc=herongyang,dc=com" organization.