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Appendix A. Directory Server RFC Support
Note
This chapter lists notable supported LDAP-related RFCs. It is not a complete list of RFCs Directory Server supports.
A.1. LDAPv3 Features
- Technical Specification Road Map (RFC 4510)
- This is a tracking document and does not contain requirements.
- The Protocol (RFC 4511)
- Supported. Exceptions:
- RFC 4511 Section 4.4.1. Notice of Disconnection: Directory Server terminates the connections in this case.
- RFC 4511 Section 4.5.1.3. SearchRequest.derefAliases: LDAP aliases are not supported.
- Directory Information Models (RFC 4512)
- Supported. Exceptions:
- RFC 4512 Section 2.4.2. Structural Object Classes: Directory Server supports entries with multiple structural object classes.
- RFC 4512 Section 4.1.2. Attribute Types: The attribute type
COLLECTIVEis not supported.
Note that RFC 4512 enables LDAP servers to not support the previously listed exceptions. For further details, see RFC 4512 Section 7.1. Server Guidelines. - Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms (RFC 4513)
- Supported.
- String Representation of Distinguished Names (RFC 4514)
- Supported.
- String Representation of Search Filters (RFC 4515)
- Supported.
- Uniform Resource Locator (RFC 4516)
- Supported. However, this RFC is mainly focused on LDAP clients.
- Syntaxes and Matching Rules (RFC 4517)
- Supported. Exceptions:
directoryStringFirstComponentMatchintegerFirstComponentMatchobjectIdentifierFirstComponentMatchobjectIdentifierFirstComponentMatchkeywordMatchwordMatch
- Internationalized String Preparation (RFC 4518)
- Supported.
- Schema for User Applications (RFC 4519)
- Supported.
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