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attribute is "ou=support, o=allaire" the level below "support" is searched. You can
optionally restrict a query to the level of the Start entry or extend it to the entire
subtree.
Referral
While not supported directly in the LDAP2 standard, the ability of an LDAP server to
refer a client query to another server is an attractive feature and has been
implemented in the Netscape and University of Michigan servers. ColdFusion
developers need to be aware of the possibilities for referrals when designing their
query forms. You can pass the original login credentials to other servers that you may
connect to when resolving a referral.
References
Extensions to the LDAP protocol are ongoing and it is widely supported in the Internet
community. Additional material on LDAP is available from these sources:
The LDAP specification was originally developed at the University of Michigan.
Their site
of information and resources.
The stated purpose of the Internet Engineering Task Force LDAP Extensions
Working Group is to "...define and standardize extensions to the LDAP version 3
protocol and extensions to the use of LDAP on the Internet." Their site is at
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ldapext-charter.html.
The Directory Enabled Networks (DEN) specification, based on LDAP, is under
development by a number of vendors, including Microsoft and Cisco Systems.
You can follow the progress of this proposed standard at the DEN Ad Hoc
Working Group site at http://murchiso.com/den/.

ColdFusion Support for LDAP

A ColdFusion application developed for an organization's intranet could easily include
LDAP query and output capability from its internal LDAP server and from allied
servers. Changes in the directory structure would, presumably, be updated in the
application code. Venturing into the wider world of the Internet needs special
attention, though. Communication with data source administrators is as important in
LDAP implementations as it is in other data-driven applications.
The CFLDAP tag extends ColdFusion's query capabilities to TCP network directory
services. CFLDAP offers developers significant opportunities in several areas:
Create Internet White Pages for users to easily locate people and resources and
to receive information about them. Selected ODBC data (names, contact
information, etc.) can be copied to an LDAP server.
Provide a front end to manage and update directory entries.
http://www.umich.edu/~dirsvcs/ldap/index.html
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