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A String Representation of LDAP Search Filters

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RFC 1558             Representation of LDAP Filters        December 1993


   should be escaped by preceding them with the backslash '\' character.

3.  Examples

   This section gives a few examples of search filters written using
   this notation.

     (cn=Babs Jensen)
     (!(cn=Tim Howes))
     (&(objectClass=Person)(|(sn=Jensen)(cn=Babs J*)))
     (o=univ*of*mich*)

4.  Security Considerations

   Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

5.  References

   [1] Yeong, W., Howes, T., and S. Kille, "Lightweight Directory Access
       Protocol", RFC 1487, Performance Systems International,
       University of Michigan, ISODE Consortium, July 1993.

   [2] Howes, T., Kille, S., Yeong, W., and C. Robbins, "The String
       Representation of Standard Attribute Syntaxes", RFC 1488,
       University of Michigan, ISODE Consortium, Performance Systems
       International, NeXor Ltd., July 1993.

   [3] "Specification of Basic Encoding Rules for Abstract Syntax
       Notation One (ASN.1)", CCITT Recommendation X.209, 1988.

6.  Author's Address

       Tim Howes
       University of Michigan
       ITD Research Systems
       535 W William St.
       Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4943
       USA

       Phone: +1 313 747-4454
       EMail: 










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