eduPersonOrgDN

eduPersonOrgDN

A short description

The distinguished name (DN) of the directory entry representing the institution with which the person is associated.

Usage

Utility classUtility class
[ Core | Standard | Extended ]
Attribute belongs to minimally useful attribute set.

RequiredIs attribute required?
Mandatory. Must be supported by all applications in the Feide federation.

ConfidentialityConfidentiality
Low. Data well known from other sources.

IntegrityIntegrity
Medium. Values should be up to date.

AvailabilityAvailability
Medium. If the LDAP uses this attribute, it should normally be provided for relevant objects. Authorization may fail if no value is available.

details

Details

Multivalued Multiple values?
Single value

value format Value format
DistinguishedName

Origin Attribute origin
eduPerson

details

LDAP

OID
1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.3
Datatype
DistinguishedName

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With a distinguished name, the client can do an efficient lookup in the institution's directory to find out more about the organization with which the person is associated.
cn (common name), sn (surname, family name) and this attribute, eduPersonOrgDN, are the three attributes satisfying the "core" application utility class of eduPerson.

The directory entry pointed to by this dn should be represented in the X.521(2001) "organization" object class

Example applications for which this attribute would be useful:

Directory of directories, white pages.

Examples

  • o=Hogwarts, dc=hsww, dc=wiz