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Re: userid UID
Vesna Hassler wrote:
> At 16:09 30.11.98 -0500, you wrote:
> >I am pretty sure the uid attribute you want is the one from RFC 1274.
> >It is called userid in 1274, but the prevalent LDAP name is uid and its
> >OID is 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1 X.500's uniqueIdentifer attribute is
> >called x500uniqueidentifier for LDAP purposes. This is all a bit
> >confusing....
>
> Thanks, Mark. If this is the case, I think rfc1274 should
> be referenced in rfc2253.
I agree. Or we should add the definition for the uid attribute type to one of
the LDAPv3 RFCs.
> I'm also a bit worried if I should use this attribute, since
> this OID tree is "ITU-T Data - unofficial value" and "Directory Pilot Attrs"
> (http://www.alvestrand.no/objectid/0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1.html).
> Does it mean it is just an experimental attribute? If it is, should
> I use it for a "serious" application?
I don't know for sure, but as long as no one reuses the OID for some other
purpose we should be in good shape. And that is unlikely.
--
Mark Smith
Netscape Communications Corp. / Directory Server Engineering
"Got LDAP?"