LDAP - Common name (CN) (eg your name)

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The common name (CN) attribute refers to the name of an entry (ie the individual (entity|object) name) for whom/which you are querying.

It contains the DisplayName field.

cn=Foo Bar

The CN is also just known as the name.





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