My last question had to do with the fact that the ASN.1 modules I've seen typically use a form analogous to this {joint-iso-ccitt ds(5) module(1) directoryAbstractService(2) 2}. Do we want IANA to use that form? Will a dotted-numeric OID work for ASN.1 tools? >>> "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@OpenLDAP.org> 7/6/05 2:27:09 PM >>> At 01:03 PM 7/6/2005, Jim Sermersheim wrote: >Sounds good to me. I assume it just looks like this as the first line of the full ASN.1: > >Lightweight-Directory-Access-Protocol-V3 {<IANA-ASSIGNED-ASN.1-OID>} > >and then this addition to the IANA considerations: >It is requested that the IANA update the occurrence of <IANA-ASSIGNED-ASN.1-OID> in Appendix B with an object identifier in order to facilitate IMPORTS by other ASN.1 modules I suggest: It is requested that IANA assign upon Standards Action an LDAP Object Identifier [BCP64bis] to identify the ASN.1 module defined in this document. Subject: Request for LDAP Object Identifier Registration Person & email address to contact for further information: Jim Sermersheim < jimse@novell.com > Specification: RFC XXXX Author/Change Controller: IESG Comments: Identifies the LDAP ASN.1 module [[Note to RFC Editor: please replace the occurrence of <IANA-ASSIGNED-ASN.1-OID> in Appendix B with the IANA assigned OID.]] That is, a) request IANA make the assignment, b) request the RFC Editor to use the assigned OID. >I'm not sure if we need to provide IANA with guidance as to the arc used to allocate the OID, and/or guidance on the format of the OID. The suggested text specifically requests an LDAP OID be assigned under BCP64(bis) procedures. >Jim > >>>> "Kurt D. Zeilenga" < Kurt@OpenLDAP.org > 6/30/05 8:22:51 PM >>> >Jim, > >One of the IESG comments is: >> It is recommended that ASN.1 module be named by ab object identifier >> so that it can be unambiguously referenced from other modules. This >> facilitates IMPORT by other ASN.1 modules of the types defined here. >> IANA can assign the ASN.1 module object identifier. > >We should likely do this. Aside from the ASN.1 work, we'll >need to add an IANA Consideration to get the OID. > >Comments? > >Kurt |