About
LDAP attributes are Attributes of a LDAP entry in the LDAP tree
This attributes are also used in a X509 certificate
Structure
See Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Schema for User Applications
Name (Type)
The attribute type is identified by:
- a short descriptive name
- and an OID (object identifier).
The name of the attribute is also called its type because it governs whether:
- there can be more than one value of an attribute of that type in an entry,
- the syntax to which the values must conform,
- the kinds of matching which can be performed on values of that attribute,
- and other functions.
Value
The permitted value of an attributes are governed by its type (name) see above.
Example
Common attributes
Representation / Meaning
You can get more information from the LDAP directory as :
- email,
- title,
- telephone,
- address….
- st = state
A country { relative name 'c=au' , description = 'Australia' }
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---- A company { relative name = 'o=computer associates', web address = 'www.ca.com' }
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----- A person { relative name = 'cn=Chris', favorite drink = 'japanese slipper' }
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----- A person { relative name = 'cn=Trudi', favorite drink = 'beer' }
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----- A person { relative name = 'cn=Jay', favorite drink = 'mineral water' }
This shows a simple directory with five entries.
Documentation / Reference
- X500 User Schema: rfc2256