Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.01 - PLUG-IN Manual page 322

DNs in Certificate Management System
Syntax
dnPattern := rdnPattern *[ "," rdnPattern ]
rdnPattern := avaPattern *[ "+" avaPattern ]
avaPattern := name "=" value | name "=" "$attr" "." attrName [ "."
attrNumber ] | name "="
"$dn" "." attrName [ "." attrNumber ] | "$dn" "." "$rdn" "." number
Example 1
If the configured DN pattern is
E=$attr.mail.1, CN=$attr.cn, OU=$dn.ou.2, O=$dn.o, C=US
LDAP entry:
LDAP attributes:
LDAP attributes:
The subject name formulated will be as follows:
E=jdoe@example.com, CN=Jane Doe, OU=people, O=example.com, C=US
E=
CN=
OU=
O=
C=
Example 2
If the configured DN pattern is
E=$attr.mail.1, CN=$attr.cn, OU=$dn.ou.2, O=$dn.o, C=US
LDAP entry:
LDAP attributes:
LDAP attributes:
The subject name formulated will be as follows:
E=jdoe@example.com, CN=Jane Doe, OU=people, O=example.com, C=US
E=
CN=
OU=
RDN in this example.
O=
C=
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dn: UID=jdoe, OU=IS, OU=people, O=example.com
cn: Jane Doe
mail: jdoe@example.com
the first 'mail' LDAP attribute value in user's entry.
the (first) ' ' LDAP attribute value in the user's entry.
cn
the second ' ' value in the user's entry DN.
ou
the (first) ' ' value in the user's entry DN.
o
the string 'US'
dn: UID=jdoe, OU=IS+OU=people, O=example.com
cn: Jane Doe
mail: jdoe@example.com
the first ' ' LDAP attribute value in user's entry.
mail
the (first) ' ' LDAP attribute value in the user's entry.
cn
the second ' ' value in the user's entry DN; note the multiple AVAs in a
ou
the (first) ' ' value in the user's entry DN.
o
the string 'US'