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When you access the Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server) using a
web-based client such as Directory Server Gateway, you must provide an LDAP
URL identifying the Directory Server you wish to access.
You also use LDAP URLs when managing Directory Server referrals or access
control instructions.
This appendix contains the following sections:
•
Components of an LDAP URL (page 521)
•
Escaping Unsafe Characters (page 523)
•
Examples of LDAP URLs (page 524)
Components of an LDAP URL
LDAP URLs have the following syntax:
ldap[s]://hostname:port/base_dn?attributes?scope?filter
The
ldap://
connections, and the
SSL connections. Table C-1 lists the components of an LDAP URL.
Table C-1
Component
hostname
protocol is used to connect to LDAP servers over unsecured
protocol is used to connect to LDAP servers over
ldaps://
LDAP URL Components
Description
Name (or IP address in dotted format) of the LDAP server. For
example:
ldap.example.com or 192.202.185.90
Appendix C
LDAP URLs
521
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