RFC 2798 (rfc2798) - Page 2 of 20

Definition of the inetOrgPerson LDAP Object Class

RFC 2798          The LDAP inetOrgPerson Object Class         April 2000


Table of Contents

   1.     Background and Intended Usage...............................2
   2.     New Attribute Types Used in the inetOrgPerson Object Class..3
   2.1.      Vehicle license or registration plate....................3
   2.2.      Department number........................................3
   2.3.      Display Name.............................................4
   2.4.      Employee Number..........................................4
   2.5.      Employee Type............................................4
   2.6.      JPEG Photograph..........................................5
   2.7.      Preferred Language.......................................5
   2.8.      User S/MIME Certificate..................................5
   2.9.      User PKCS #12............................................6
   3.     Definition of the inetOrgPerson Object Class................6
   4.     Example of an inetOrgPerson Entry...........................7
   5.     Security Considerations.....................................8
   6.     Acknowledgments.............................................8
   7.     Bibliography................................................8
   8.     Author's Address............................................9
   9.     Appendix A - inetOrgPerson Schema Summary..................10
   9.1.     Attribute Types..........................................10
   9.1.1.      New attribute types that are defined in this document.10
   9.1.2.      Attribute types from RFC 2256.........................12
   9.1.3.      Attribute types from RFC 1274.........................15
   9.1.4.      Attribute type from RFC 2079..........................16
   9.2.     Syntaxes.................................................17
   9.2.1.      Syntaxes from RFC 2252................................17
   9.2.2.      Syntaxes from RFC 2256................................17
   9.3.     Matching Rules...........................................17
   9.3.1.      Matching rules from RFC 2252..........................17
   9.3.2.      Matching rule from RFC 2256...........................18
   9.3.3.      Additional matching rules from X.520..................18
   9.3.4.      Matching rules not defined in any referenced document.19
   10.    Full Copyright Statement...................................20

1.  Background and Intended Usage

   The inetOrgPerson object class is a general purpose object class that
   holds attributes about people.  The attributes it holds were chosen
   to accommodate information requirements found in typical Internet and
   Intranet directory service deployments.  The inetOrgPerson object
   class is designed to be used within directory services based on the
   LDAP [RFC 2251] and the X.500 family of protocols, and it should be
   useful in other contexts as well.  There is no requirement for
   directory services implementors to use the inetOrgPerson object
   class; it is simply presented as well-documented class that
   implementors can choose to use if they find it useful.




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