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D/S

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Directory Service

Definitions:

  A distributed database service capable of storing information, such as certificates and CRLs, in various nodes or servers distributed across a network. (In the context of this practice guide, a directory services stores identity information and enables the authentication and identification of people and machines.)
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-16B under Directory Service
NIST SP 1800-16D under Directory Service

  A distributed database service capable of storing information, such as certificates and CRLs, in various nodes or servers distributed across a network. (In the context of this practice guide, a directory services stores identity information and enables the authentication and identification of people and machines.)
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-16C under Directory Service