Attributes3This is shown in Example 1.2, “description Attribute Schema Entry”.attributetypes: ( 2.5.4.13 NAME 'description' DESC 'Standard LDAP attribute type' SYNTAX1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 X-ORIGIN 'RFC 2256' )Example 1.2. description Attribute Schema EntrySome attributes can be abbreviated. These abbreviations are listed as part of the attribute definition:attributetypes: ( 2.5.4.3 NAME ( 'cn' 'commonName' ) ...1.1.2.1. Attribute SyntaxThe attribute's syntax defines the format of the values which the attribute allows; as with other schemaelements, the syntax is defined for an attribute using the syntax's OID, as listed in Table 1.1, “LDAPAttribute Syntax”.The Directory Server uses the attribute's syntax to perform sorting and pattern matching on entries.Syntax Method OID DefinitionBinary 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.5 Indicates that values for thisattribute are binary.Boolean 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7 Indicates that this attribute hasone of only two values, true orfalse.Country String 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.11 Indicates that values for thisattribute are limited to exactlytwo printable string characters;for example, US for the UnitedStates.DN 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12 Indicates that values for thisattribute are DNs.DirectoryString 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 Indicates that values for thisattribute are case-insensitivestrings.GeneralizedTime 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.24 Indicates that values for thisattribute are encoded asprintable strings. The time zonemust be specified. It is stronglyrecommended to use GMTtime.IA5String 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.26 Indicates that values for thisattribute are case-exact strings.Integer 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.27 Indicates that valid values forthis attribute are numbers.OctetString 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.40 Indicates that values for thisattribute are binary; this isthe same as using the binarysyntax.
