HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 schema reference
1.1.2.1 Attribute syntax
The attribute's syntax defines the format of the values which the attribute allows; as with other
schema elements, the syntax is defined for an attribute using the syntax's OID, as listed in
Table 1-1 “LDAP attribute syntax”.
The Directory Server uses the attribute's syntax to perform sorting and pattern matching on
entries.
Table 1-1 LDAP attribute syntax
DefinitionOIDSyntax method
Indicates that values for this attribute are
binary.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.5Binary
Indicates that this attribute has one of only
two values, true or false.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7Boolean
Indicates that values for this attribute are
limited to exactly two printable string
characters; for example, US for the United
States.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.11Country String
Indicates that values for this attribute are DNs.1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12DN
Indicates that values for this attribute are
case-insensitive strings.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15DirectoryString
Indicates that values for this attribute are
encoded as printable strings. The time zone
must be specified. It is strongly recommended
to use GMT time.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.24GeneralizedTime
Indicates that values for this attribute are
case-exact strings.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26IA5String
Indicates that valid values for this attribute
are numbers.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27Integer
Indicates that values for this attribute are
binary; this is the same as using the binary
syntax.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.40OctetString
Indicates that values for this attribute are
encoded in the format postal-address
=dstring* ("$"dstring). For example:
1234 Main
St.$Raleigh, NC
12345$USA
Each dstring component is encoded as a
DirtectoryString value. Backslashes and dollar
characters, if they occur, are quoted, so that
they will not be mistaken for line delimiters.
Many servers limit the postal address to 6
lines of up to thirty characters.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.41Postal Address
Indicates that values for this attribute are in
the form of telephone numbers. It is
recommended to use telephone numbers in
international form.
1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.50TelephoneNumber
Indicates that the values for this attribute are
in the form of a URL, introduced by a string
such as http://, https://, ftp://,
ldap://, and ldaps://. The URI has the
same behavior as IA5String. See RFC 2396 for
more information on this syntax.
URI
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