ISO/IEC 9834-6:2005 PDF

Overview

ISO/IEC 9834-6:2005 specifies administrative procedures for registering application processes (APs) and application entities (AEs) within the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) naming and registration framework. The standard defines how Registration Authorities assign globally unambiguous AP-titles and AE-qualifiers, and how those names are represented as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs) or Directory Relative Distinguished Names. ISO/IEC 9834-6 applies to registration at any point in the ASN.1 object identifier tree and does not require an international registration authority. It does not cover registration of AP-types or AE-types.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and role: Establishes an administrative (not technical) role for Registration Authorities that assign AP-titles and AE-qualifiers within an Open Systems Interconnection environment.
• Naming forms: Requires AP-titles to be provided in both ASN.1 object identifier form and directory name form; AE-qualifiers are specified to be unambiguous within their AP.
• AE-title composition: An AE-title is formed by combining an AP-title with an AE-qualifier; when assigned per this standard, an AE-title is an instance of a registration-hierarchical name (RH-name).
• Registration authority requirements: Registration Authorities must follow the general RH-name-tree management rules of ISO/IEC 9834-1 and the standard’s specific procedures (including assignment, record-keeping and maintenance).
• Procedures covered: Clauses include registration procedures for APs and AEs, minimum information requirements for register entries, technical role (none defined), and maintenance procedures for registered names.
• Administrative scope: Procedures apply to national registration authorities and internationally recognized organizations (identified via ICDs); no mandatory international-level authority is specified.

Practical applications and users

Who uses ISO/IEC 9834-6:

• Network architects and system integrators implementing OSI-compliant application-layer naming and addressing
• IT standards administrators operating Registration Authorities or registries for AP-titles and AE-qualifiers
• Directory services and identity management teams that map application names to ASN.1 OIDs and directory distinguished names
• Organizations needing globally unambiguous application-level identifiers for interoperability, logging, or distributed directory records

Practical benefits:

• Ensures globally consistent AP and AE naming for interoperability across OSI environments
• Provides a clear administrative model for maintaining AP/AE registries and RH-name-tree entries
• Aligns name assignment with ASN.1 OID schemes and directory naming standards

Related standards

• ISO/IEC 9834-1 (general RH-name-tree and registration procedures)
• ITU-T X.227 / ISO/IEC 8650 (AP/AE syntax and abstract forms)
• ISO/IEC 7498-3 (Naming and addressing)
• ISO/IEC 8824-1 (ASN.1)
• ISO/IEC 6523 (organization identification / ICD)