ISO/IEC 9834-7:2008 PDF

Overview

ISO/IEC 9834-7:2008 (identical to ITU‑T Rec. X.666) defines procedures for the joint ISO and ITU‑T registration of international organizations and the assignment of names that are globally unambiguous in OSI contexts. It is part of the ISO/IEC 9834 series on the operation of OSI Registration Authorities and focuses on three kinds of international names used in messaging, directory services and the International Object Identifier (OID) tree.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope of registration

  • Assignment of international ADMD and PRMD names for O/R (Originator/Recipient) addresses as defined in ISO/IEC 10021‑2.
  • Assignment of international organization names for use in Directory names (ISO/IEC 9594‑2).
  • Assignment of joint international organization arcs in the International Object Identifier tree (ISO/IEC 9834‑1).

• Registration Authorities (RAs)

  • One RA is appointed for each kind of international name; a single organization may act in more than one RA role.
  • Appointment is organized by ISO/IEC and ITU‑T according to their mandates.

• Procedural structure

  • General RA operation governed by ISO/IEC 9834‑1 (X.660); specific procedures and registers/forms are detailed in Annexes A (ADMD/PRMD), B (Directory organization names) and C (OID arcs).
  • RAs define operational mechanisms (including electronic processes) subject to ISO/IEC and ITU‑T approval.

• Fees and administration

  • RAs operate on a cost‑recovery basis; fee types include registration, inquiries, publication, updates and name retention. Fee levels are set by the RA with oversight by ISO/IEC and ITU‑T.

Practical applications and users

This standard is practical for organizations and professionals involved in global naming, directory and identifier governance:

• Standards bodies and national member bodies coordinating international name registration.
• Registration Authorities and operators implementing RA processes and registers.
• Messaging and email system architects who use O/R addressing schemes.
• Directory service designers and LDAP/X.500 implementers who require globally unambiguous organization names.
• Organizations requesting internationally unique names or OID arcs (e.g., treaty organizations, international NGOs, standards consortia).
• System integrators and identity professionals ensuring consistent, collision‑free names across global systems.

Related standards

• ISO/IEC 9834‑1 (X.660) - general RA procedures and top OID arcs
• ISO/IEC 10021‑2 (X.402) - Message Handling Systems (O/R addresses)
• ISO/IEC 9594‑2 / 9594‑6 (X.501 / X.520) - Directory models and attributes
• ISO/IEC 8824‑1 (X.680) - ASN.1 basic notation

ISO/IEC 9834‑7:2008 is essential when you need authoritative, globally unambiguous names or OID arcs under joint ISO/ITU‑T administration.