Re: Protocol Information Syntax

[Kathy Dally <kdally@mitre.org>]

Hi Bob!

RFCs 2252 and 2256 and I-Ds syntaxes and user-schema refer to X.520,
where the ProtocolInformation production is specified.  Another example
of a syntax where the reader has to go to X.520 for the details is
Directory String.  So, I think we are covered on the "adding new
material" question.  

Thanks,
Kathy




RL 'Bob' Morgan wrote:
> 
> I believe that Steven's reason for bringing up this issue is that fixing
> up this incompleteness in 2252's successor would require adding the
> Protocol Information syntax that does not appear in 2252, and we have set
> in this WG a policy of not adding new items to our core documents.  If we
> remove these items from the ldapbis documents, and your clients need these
> them specified in an RFC, a separate RFC can be written to do this.
> This is our approach with the X.509-related elements.
> 
>  - RL "Bob"
> 
> On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Kathy Dally wrote:
> 
> > Hi All!
> >
> > Although the protocolInformation attribute is not used in any of the
> > object classes in RFC 2256 or X.521, it is used in the MHS standards.
> > My client uses the MHS object classes.  Also, they are used by NATO.
> > These directories use LDAP and need the support of the RFCs for their
> > requirements.  So, I would not like to see the attribute, matching rule,
> > and syntax removed.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kathy Dally
> >
> >
> >
> > Steven Legg wrote:
> > >
> > > RFC 2252 defines a protocolInformationMatch matching rule that
> > > references an undefined Protocol Information syntax. RFC 2256
> > > defines a protocolInformation attribute that uses
> > > protocolInformationMatch. Nothing else seems to depend on
> > > protocolInformation so I propose removing all mention of
> > > the syntax and matching rule from the syntaxes I-D, and for
> > > Kathy to remove the attribute from the user schema I-D.
> > >
> > > Any objections ?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Steven
> >
> >

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