dE wrote:
I was reading RFC 4512, here there is a mention of 'object' for the first time in "Object identifiers (OIDs) [X.680] are represented in....". Question is what is an object? Is it an entry (aka directory) in the server?
From http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4512#section-2.4
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An object class is "an identified family of objects (or conceivable
objects) that share certain characteristics" [X.501].
[..]
Object classes are used in the Directory for a number of purposes:
- describing and categorizing objects and the entries that
correspond to these objects;
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I understand this as objects are real-world items and the LDAP entries contain
certain details (attributes) of these objects.
But why are you asking? Ciao, Michael.
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