Identification of an entity following the X.500 notation. SWIFTNet identifiers have the format of a DN. An example is cn=xyz,ou=abc,o=bankbebb,o=swift, in which bankbebb is the 8-character BIC, and the other elements at the left form the optional extension. This extension enables detailed identification by department, geographical location, application, or individualDistinguished Name (DN) is used to uniquely identify an entity that sends or receives messages over SWIFT’s InterAct messaging service. |