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MIME Directory Profile for LDAP Schema

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Network Working Group                                            M. Wahl
Request for Comments: 2927                        Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Category: Informational                                   September 2000


                 MIME Directory Profile for LDAP Schema

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document defines a multipurpose internet mail extensions (MIME)
   directory profile for holding a lightweight directory access protocol
   (LDAP) schema.  It is intended for communication with the Internet
   schema listing service.

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED",  "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [4].

1. Overview

   This document defines how a MIME type may be used to transfer a
   single LDAPv3 schema definition.

   A schema for use with LDAPv3 consists of any number of object class,
   attribute type, matching rule and syntax definitions.  These concepts
   are defined in the LDAPv3 protocol definition [2].  The schema MAY
   have a numeric OID assigned to it by a schema listing or registration
   service.

   A schema may import definitions from another schema.  Schema imports
   are not, however, transitive.

   For example, a schema contains a definition for a "modem" object
   class, which is to be defined as a subclass of the X.521 "device"
   object class.  In this case, the schema MUST import the definitions
   of X.521.





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