Introduce distinguished name interface.

diff --git a/org.argeo.enterprise/src/org/argeo/naming/Distinguished.java b/org.argeo.enterprise/src/org/argeo/naming/Distinguished.java
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+package org.argeo.naming;
+
+import javax.naming.InvalidNameException;
+import javax.naming.ldap.LdapName;
+
+/**
+ * An object that can be identified with an X.500 distinguished name.
+ * 
+ * @see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1779
+ */
+public interface Distinguished {
+       /** The related distinguished name. */
+       String dn();
+
+       /** The related distinguished name as an {@link LdapName}. */
+       default LdapName distinguishedName() {
+               try {
+                       return new LdapName(dn());
+               } catch (InvalidNameException e) {
+                       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Distinguished name " + dn() + " is not properly formatted.", e);
+               }
+       }
+}