Technical Summary
Each attribute stored in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) directory, and whose values may be transfered in the LDAP
protocol, has a defined syntax which constrains the structure and
format of its values. The comparison semantics for values of a
syntax are not part of the syntax definition but are instead provided
through separately defined matching rules. Matching rules specify an
argument, an assertion value, which also has a defined syntax. This
document defines a base set of syntaxes and matching rules for use in
defining attributes for LDAP directories.
(What does this protocol do and why does the community need it?)
Working Group Summary
The LDAPBIS working group came to consensus on this document.
Protocol Quality
This document was reviewed for the IESG by Ted Hardie.