Directory System Protocol
E845106
Directory System Protocol is a network protocol specified in the X.500 series of standards for accessing and managing distributed directory services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Directory System Protocol canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10158518 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Directory System Protocol Context triple: [X.500, definesProtocol, Directory System Protocol]
-
A.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, standards-based application protocol used to access and manage distributed directory information services over an IP network.
-
B.
Active Directory
Active Directory is Microsoft's centralized directory and identity management service used to authenticate and authorize users, computers, and resources in Windows-based networks.
-
C.
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services is a flexible, standalone LDAP directory service from Microsoft that provides directory capabilities without requiring full Active Directory domain infrastructure.
-
D.
eDirectory
eDirectory is Novell's enterprise directory service that provides a centralized, scalable repository for managing users, resources, and security across networks and applications.
-
E.
Netscape Directory Server
Netscape Directory Server is an LDAP-based directory service software that provides centralized, scalable management of user and resource information for enterprise networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Directory System Protocol Target entity description: Directory System Protocol is a network protocol specified in the X.500 series of standards for accessing and managing distributed directory services.
-
A.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, standards-based application protocol used to access and manage distributed directory information services over an IP network.
-
B.
Active Directory
Active Directory is Microsoft's centralized directory and identity management service used to authenticate and authorize users, computers, and resources in Windows-based networks.
-
C.
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services is a flexible, standalone LDAP directory service from Microsoft that provides directory capabilities without requiring full Active Directory domain infrastructure.
-
D.
eDirectory
eDirectory is Novell's enterprise directory service that provides a centralized, scalable repository for managing users, resources, and security across networks and applications.
-
E.
Netscape Directory Server
Netscape Directory Server is an LDAP-based directory service software that provides centralized, scalable management of user and resource information for enterprise networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
directory access protocol
ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DSP ⓘ |
| assumesModel | global distributed directory ⓘ |
| canBeMappedOver |
OSI transport protocols
ⓘ
TCP/IP stacks ⓘ |
| category |
X.500 protocol
ⓘ
linked to:
X.500
|
| communicationStyle | connection-oriented ⓘ |
| definedInStandard |
ISO/IEC 9594 series
ⓘ
linked to:
ISO/IEC 9594
ITU-T X.500 series ⓘ
linked to:
X.500
|
| designedBy |
ISO/IEC
ⓘ
ITU-T ⓘ
linked to:
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
|
| distinguishedFrom | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol ⓘ |
| domain | directory services ⓘ |
| firstStandardizedIn | late 1980s ⓘ |
| formalName |
X.500 Directory System Protocol
ⓘ
linked to:
X.500
|
| hasRelationshipTo |
X.400 electronic mail
ⓘ
linked to:
X.400
|
| operatesAtLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| partOf |
X.500 directory service architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
X.500
|
| purpose |
accessing distributed directory services
ⓘ
managing distributed directory services ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Directory Access Protocol
ⓘ
Directory Information Shadowing Protocol ⓘ Directory Operational Binding Management Protocol ⓘ |
| scope | communication between Directory System Agents ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
chaining of directory requests
ⓘ
referrals between directory servers ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
directory add
ⓘ
directory compare ⓘ directory delete ⓘ directory modify ⓘ directory read ⓘ directory rename ⓘ directory search ⓘ |
| transportIndependent | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enterprise directory infrastructures
ⓘ
telecommunications directory services ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Directory System Agent
ⓘ
Directory User Agent ⓘ directory information tree ⓘ distinguished name ⓘ |
| usesEncoding |
ASN.1
ⓘ
BER ⓘ |
| usesModel | client-server model ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Directory System Protocol Description of subject: Directory System Protocol is a network protocol specified in the X.500 series of standards for accessing and managing distributed directory services.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.