Directory User Agent

What Does Directory User Agent Mean?

A directory user agent (DUA) is a type of software user agent that accesses a directory on behalf of the user agent within an X.500 communication network or environment. It is used in the X.500 messaging system to communicate user queries with the directory.

Advertisements

Techopedia Explains Directory User Agent

A directory user agent primarily serves as an intermediate client between the end user or software element and the X.500 directory. Typically, the DUA connects and communicates with the X.500 directory for receiving and managing directory data for the configured user or software. DUA can access a directory for a standard user or for another software element. In addition to X.500, the DUA is also used in various client/server computing environments for managing directory services of users.

Advertisements

Related Terms

Latest Networking Terms

Related Reading

Margaret Rouse

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical, business audience. Over the past twenty years her explanations have appeared on TechTarget websites and she's been cited as an authority in articles by the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine and Discovery Magazine.Margaret's idea of a fun day is helping IT and business professionals learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages. If you have a suggestion for a new definition or how to improve a technical explanation, please email Margaret or contact her…