Re: userPKCS12 and storage format

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

Wyatt Neal wrote:
> when i store a userPKCS12 binary file into the ldap directory using 
> base64 encoding using the C LDAP API, the next time I try to retrieve 
> the data, it is returned in base64 format; however, if insert the 
> certificate using an ldif file from the command line and request the 
> file using C, it comes back in binary format.  i'm using the binary 
> values as my LDAPMod ops, what am I doing wrong? 
Nothing.  The server sends the value in binary format; the library 
receives it in binary form; assuming you use ldapsearch to "retrieve the 
data", ldapsearch presents it in base64 because it's the only printable 
form it knows for non-printable values.  Read ldapsearch(1) and 
specifically about -t/-T for saving binary-valued attributes, or write 
your own code.

p.




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