The web site you are about to enter is Public Key Enabled. A DoD PKI certificate is required to access this site. Please choose one of the following options:

• Using your DoD PKI identity certificate enter the GDS informational web-site.

• Using your DoD PKI identity certificate enter the GDS system.

• If you are a DoD employee and you do not have a DoD PKI identity certificate,
  please find your Local Registration Authority to assist you in obtaining a certificate.

• If you are not a DoD employee, and you do not have a DoD PKI identity certificate, please contact your government contract representative to obtain further information.

Throughout the Department of Defense (DoD), most directories are designed and developed to support a limited user community or a specific system, application, service or network. As a result, the information in the directories is not interoperable or available between systems, applications and services/agencies throughout DoD.

The Global Directory Service (GDS) provides an enterprise-wide service for identification and other pertinent information about people, objects and resources, and makes it accessible from any place at any time. The GDS can replicate data from multiple data sources and make it available to DoD users through a central site. The GDS currently provides a DoD-wide search capability for information regarding DoD personnel (names, e-mail addresses, Public Key Infrastructure [PKI] key encipherment certificates and certificate revocation lists) available on both the Unclassified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) and the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet). Future capabilities will include registration, privilege management and network services. Additionally, the GDS will eventually become the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and the Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) public directory.

The GDS is a public key enabled application, allowing anyone with a valid DoD PKI certificate and internet connectivity to access the service at https://dod411.chamb.disa.mil.

Users should contact the GDS Help Desk at (800) 490-1643 or helpdesk@okc.disa.mil for assistance.