eduPersonPrimaryOrgUnitDN
eduPersonPrimaryOrgUnitDN
A short description
The distinguished name (DN) of the directory entry representing the person's primary Organizational Unit.
Usage
Utility class
[ Core | Standard | Extended ]
Of use to some set of more specialized applications.
Is attribute required?
Optional. Application selects whether it will support attribute or not.
Confidentiality
Low. Data well known from other sources.
Integrity
Medium. Values should be up to date.
Availability
Medium. If the LDAP uses this attribute, it should normally be provided for relevant objects. Authorization may fail if no value is available.
Details
Multiple values?
Single value
Value format
DistinguishedName
Attribute origin
eduPerson
LDAP
- OID
- 1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.8
- Datatype
- DistinguishedName
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Appropriate if the person carries at least one of the defined eduPersonOrgUnitDN. The choices of values are the same as for that attribute.
Each institution populating this attribute decides the criteria for determining which organization unit entry is the primary one for a given individual. The source is the institution's employee and student management systems. It is not readily apparent that it will be possible to agree on an algorithm to decide which OU is the primary one for a given person.
Example applications for which this attribute would be useful:
Directory of directories, white pages.
Examples
ou=Music Department, o=Notre Dame, dc=nd, dc=edu