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RFC 4516 - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Uniform Resource Locator

Network Working Group M. Smith, Ed. Request for Comments: 4516 Pearl Crescent, LLC Obsoletes: 2255 T. Howes Category: Standards Track Opsware, Inc. June 2006

         Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP):
                    Uniform Resource Locator

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This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

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Abstract

This document describes a format for a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Uniform Resource Locator (URL). An LDAP URL describes an LDAP search operation that is used to retrieve information from an LDAP directory, or, in the context of an LDAP referral or reference, an LDAP URL describes a service where an LDAP operation may be progressed.

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Mark Smith, Editor Pearl Crescent, LLC 447 Marlpool Dr. Saline, MI 48176 USA

Phone: +1 734 944-2856 EMail: [email protected]

Tim Howes Opsware, Inc. 599 N. Mathilda Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA

Phone: +1 408 744-7509 EMail: [email protected]

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