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ECMA TR/32

OSI directory access service and protocol

1st edition, December 1985

This Ecma Technical Report:

  • Describes an overall model for an OSI Directory System;
  • Defines a naming convention to be used when accessing an OSI Directory System by means of a Directory Access Protocol;
  • Defines an information structure to be used to declare and retrieve information stored by an OSI Directory System by means of a Directory Access Protocol;
  • Specifies a Directory Access Service and a Directory Access Protocol conforming to the overall model, the naming convention and the information structure.

This Directory Access Service and Protocol is a functional subset of what will ultimately be required in OSI Directory Standards. Major areas outside the scope of this ECMA Technical Report are:

  • Directory System Service and Protocol, by which the providers of the Directory System interact to maintain consistency among themselves;
  • Service Elements for administration of the Directory System.

This Technical Report does not define or describe either implementation design characteristics or intra-system interfaces.

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Technical CommitteeTC32