Table of Contents

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Abbreviations
4 General considerations
   4.1 Who will use the directory system?
   4.2 What is needed in a directory?
   4.3 What for?
   4.4 How is updating to be managed?
   4.5 And finally, how could a directory system provide
       your company with competitive advantages?
5 General specifications
   5.1 Content
   5.2 Data interchange
   5.3 Security aspects
   5.4 Data management
   5.5 Search tools, editing and downloading facilities
6 Corporate naming and directory schema
   6.1 Introduction
   6.2 Understanding the directory environment
   6.3 Objects in a directory
   6.4 Directory schema
   6.5 Naming aspects
   6.6 International organization
   6.7 Islands of directories
7 Data interchange, synchronization, gateways
   7.1 Identification of interfaces and gateways needed
   7.2 Objectives
   7.3 Solutions
   7.4 Open Issues
8 Links with End-user
   8.1 Introduction
   8.2 Objectives, Requirements
   8.3 Solutions
9 Management, updating
   9.1 Introduction
   9.2 Objectives
   9.3 Open issues
10 Security - privacy - misuse prevention
   10.1 Introduction
   10.2 Objectives
   10.3 Open issues
Annex A (informative): X.500 directory technology
    A.1 What is a directory?
    A.2 The X.500 Directory
    A.3 Directory document structure
    A.4 Directory Information Tree (DIT)
    A.5 The distributed DIT
    A.6 The distributed directory
    A.7 Directory Management Domains
History

Abstract

Analysis of the information structure needed to provide practical interworking between corporate directories and publicly available directories. Possible indications on users requirements about addressing and numbering.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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Committee	USER