Lightweight Directory Access Protocol : The Binary Encoding Option
RFC 4522, “Lightweight Directory Access Protocol : The Binary Encoding Option”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2006 by S. Legg. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Each attribute stored in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory has a defined syntax (i.e., data type). A syntax definition specifies how attribute values conforming to the syntax are normally represented when transferred in LDAP operations. This representation is referred to as the LDAP\-specific encoding to distinguish it from other methods of encoding attribute values. This document defines an attribute option, the binary option, that can be used to specify that the associated attribute values are instead encoded according to the Basic Encoding Rules (BER) used by X.500 directories. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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- RFC 4521 Considerations for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Extensions
- RFC 4523 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Schema Definitions for X.509 Certificates
- RFC 4520 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
- RFC 4524 COSINE LDAP/X.500 Schema
- RFC 4519 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol : Schema for User Applications
- RFC 4525 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Modify-Increment Extension
- RFC 4518 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol : Internationalized String Preparation
- RFC 4526 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Absolute True and False Filters