> what kind of format is it (dn::, sn:: and cn:: in above example)? base64 encoded utf-8. -- Norbert Klasen DFN Directory Services tel: +49 7071 29 70335 ZDV, Universität Tübingen fax: +49 7071 29 5912 Wächterstr. 76, 72074 Tübingen http://www.directory.dfn.de Germany norbert.klasen@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de