{"id":5009,"date":"2015-09-15T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/directory-server-agent\/"},"modified":"2015-09-15T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T15:00:28","slug":"directory-server-agent","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/6857\/directory-server-agent-dsa","title":{"rendered":"Directory Server Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_directory_server_agent_mean\">What Does Directory Server Agent Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A directory server agent (DSA) is type of software agent that accesses and manages the authentication, connections and services within an X.500 communication network or environment. 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