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482 Chapter 23: Managing LDAP Directories
Attribute type
A schema’s attribute type specification defines the following properties:
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The attribute type name
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A unique object ID that identifies the attribute type
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(Optional) An indication of whether the type is single-valued or multivalued (the default is
multivalued)
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The attribute syntax and matching rules (such as case sensitivity)
The attribute type definition can also determine limits on the range or size of values that the type
represents, or provide an application-specific usage indicator. For standard attributes, a registered
numeric ID specifies the syntax and matching rule information. For more information on
attribute syntaxes, see ETF RFC 2252 at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2252.txt.
Operational attributes , such as creatorsName or modifyTimeStamp, are managed by the directory
service and cannot be changed by user applications.
Using LDAP with ColdFusion
The
cfldap
tag extends the ColdFusion query capabilities to LDAP network directory services.
The
cfldap
tag lets you use LDAP in many ways, such as the following:
•
Create Internet White Pages so users can locate people and resources and get information
about them.
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Provide a front end to manage and update directory entries.
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Build applications that incorporate data from directory queries in their processes.
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Integrate applications with existing organizational or corporate directory services.
The
cfldap
tag
action
attribute supports the following operations on LDAP directories:
The following table lists the attributes that are required and optional for each action. For more
information on each attribute, see
cfldap
in CFML Reference .
Action Description
query Returns attribute values from a directory.
add Adds an entry to a directory.
modify Adds, deletes, or changes the value of an attribute in a directory entry.
delete Deletes an entry from a directory.
modifyDN Renames a directory entry (changes its distinguished name).
Action Required attributes Optional attributes
query server, name, start,
attributes port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind,
referral, scope, filter, sort, sortControl startRow,
maxRows, separator, delimiter
add server, dn, attributes port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind,
referral, separator, delimiter
modify server, dn, attributes port, username, password, timeout, secure, rebind,
referral, modifyType, separator, delimiter