RFC 3296 (rfc3296) - Page 1 of 14
Named Subordinate References in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Directories
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Network Working Group K. Zeilenga
Request for Comments: 3296 OpenLDAP Foundation
Category: Standards Track July 2002
Named Subordinate References in
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Directories
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document details schema and protocol elements for representing
and managing named subordinate references in Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP) Directories.
Conventions
Schema definitions are provided using LDAPv3 description formats
[RFC 2252]. Definitions provided here are formatted (line wrapped)
for readability.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" used in
this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC 2119].
1. Background and Intended Usage
The broadening of interest in LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol) [RFC 2251] directories beyond their use as front ends to
X.500 [X.500] directories has created a need to represent knowledge
information in a more general way. Knowledge information is
information about one or more servers maintained in another server,
used to link servers and services together.
This document details schema and protocol elements for representing
and manipulating named subordinate references in LDAP directories. A
referral object is used to hold subordinate reference information in
Zeilenga Standards Track