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Re: Definition of an object.



dE wrote:
I was reading RFC 4512, here there is a mention of 'object' for the first time
in "Object identifiers (OIDs) [X.680] are represented in....".

Question is what is an object?

Is it an entry (aka directory) in the server?

From http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4512#section-2.4

--------------------------- snip ---------------------------
   An object class is "an identified family of objects (or conceivable
   objects) that share certain characteristics" [X.501].
   [..]
      Object classes are used in the Directory for a number of purposes:

        - describing and categorizing objects and the entries that
          correspond to these objects;
--------------------------- snip ---------------------------

I understand this as objects are real-world items and the LDAP entries contain certain details (attributes) of these objects.

But why are you asking?

Ciao, Michael.


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