Censys · JSON Structure

Platform Distinguishedname Structure

DistinguishedName schema from Censys Platform API

Type: object Properties: 17

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DistinguishedName is a JSON Structure definition published by Censys, describing 17 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

common_name country domain_component email_address given_name jurisdiction_country jurisdiction_locality jurisdiction_province locality organization organization_id organizational_unit postal_code province serial_number street_address surname

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/censys/refs/heads/main/json-structure/platform-distinguishedname-structure.json",
  "name": "DistinguishedName",
  "description": "DistinguishedName schema from Censys Platform API",
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "common_name": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The commonName (CN) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.3).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "country": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The countryName (C) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.6).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "domain_component": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The domainComponent (DC) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.25).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "email_address": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The emailAddress (E) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 1.2.840.113549.1.9.1).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "given_name": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The givenName (G) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.42).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "jurisdiction_country": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The jurisdictionCountry elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "jurisdiction_locality": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The jurisdictionLocality elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.1).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "jurisdiction_province": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The jurisdictionStateOrProvince elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "locality": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The localityName (L) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.7).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "organization": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The organizationName (O) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.10).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "organization_id": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "organizational_unit": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The organizationalUnit (OU) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.11).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "postal_code": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The postalCode elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.17).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "province": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The stateOrProvinceName (ST) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.8).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "serial_number": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The serialNumber elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.5).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "street_address": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The streetAddress (STREET) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.9).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "surname": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The surname (SN) elements of the Distinguished Name (OID: 2.5.4.4).",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  }
}

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