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Network Working Group Mark Smith, Editor
Request for Comments: DRAFT Pearl Crescent, LLC
Obsoletes: RFC 2255 Tim Howes
Expires: 24 April 16 May 2005 Opsware, Inc.

24 October

16 November 2004

LDAP: Uniform Resource Locator
<draft-ietf-ldapbis-url-07.txt>
<draft-ietf-ldapbis-url-08.txt>

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Abstract

This document describes a format for an LDAP a Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) Uniform Resource Locator (URL). An LDAP URL
describes an LDAP search operation that is used to retrieve
information from an LDAP directory, or, in the context of an LDAPv3 LDAP
referral or reference, an LDAP URL describes a service where an LDAP
operation may be progressed.

Table of Contents

Status of this Memo............................................1
Abstract.......................................................2
Table of Contents..............................................2
1. Introduction...................................................2
2. URL Definition.................................................3
2.1. Escaping Using the % Method.................................5
3. Defaults for Fields of the LDAP URL............................5
4. Examples.......................................................6
5. Security Considerations........................................8
6. IANA Considerations............................................9
7. Normative References...........................................9
8. Informative References.........................................10
9. Intellectual Property Rights...................................10
10. Acknowledgements...............................................10
11.
10. Authors' Addresses.............................................11
12. Addresses.............................................10
11. Appendix A: Changes Since RFC 2255.............................11
12.1.
11.1. Technical Changes...........................................11
12.2.
11.2. Editorial Changes...........................................12
13. Changes...........................................11
12. Appendix B: Changes Since Previous Document Revision...........13
13.1.
12.1. Technical Changes...........................................13
12.2. Editorial Changes...........................................14
14.
Intellectual Property Rights...................................14
15. Rights...................................15
Full Copyright.................................................14 Copyright.................................................15

1. Introduction

LDAP is the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, defined in
[Protocol]. Protocol [Roadmap]. This
document specifies the LDAP URL format for version 3 of LDAP and
clarifies how LDAP URLs are resolved. This document also defines an
extension mechanism for LDAP URLs, so that future
documents can extend their functionality, for example, URLs. This mechanism may be used to
provide access to new LDAPv3 extensions as they are defined. Note: LDAP extensions.

Note that not all of the parameters of the LDAP search operation
described in [Protocol] can be expressed using the format defined in
this document.

This document is an integral part of the LDAP Technical Specification
[Roadmap]. Note also that URLs may be used to represent reference
knowledge, including for non-search operations.

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This document is a integral part of the LDAP technical specification
[Roadmap] which obsoletes the previously defined LDAP technical
specification, RFC 3377, in its entirety.

This document replaces RFC 2255. See Appendix A for a list of changes
relative to RFC 2255.

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119].

2. URL Definition

An LDAP URL begins with the protocol prefix "ldap" and is defined by
the following grammar, following the ABNF notation defined in
[RFC2234].

ldapurl = scheme COLON SLASH SLASH [hostport] [SLASH dn
[QUESTION [attributes] [QUESTION [scope]
[QUESTION [filter] [QUESTION extensions]]]]]
scheme = "ldap"
hostport = <hostport
; <hostport> is from Section
; 3.2.2 of [RFC2396]>
; As [RFC2396] as updated
; by [RFC2732] to allow
; IPv6
; literal addresses
dn = <distinguishedName addresses.
; <filter> is from Section 3 of [LDAPDN]>
; See [Filters], subject to the
; provisions of the "Escaping
; Using the % Method"
; section
; below.
attributes

scheme = attrdesc *(COMMA attrdesc)
attrdesc "ldap"

dn = <AttributeDescription
from distinguishedName ; From Section 4.1.4 3 of [Protocol]>
/ ASTERISK [LDAPDN].
; See the "Escaping Using the
; % Method"
; section below.
scope

attributes = "base" / "one" / "sub"
filter attrdesc *(COMMA attrdesc)
attrdesc = <filter from selector *(COMMA selector)
selector = attributeSelector ; From Section 4 4.5.1 of [Filters]>
; [Protocol]. See the "Escaping
; Using the % Method"
; section
; below.

scope = "base" / "one" / "sub"
extensions = extension *(COMMA extension)
extension = [EXCLAMATION] extype [EQUALS exvalue]
extype = oid / oiddescr ; From section 1.4 of [Models].

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exvalue = <LDAPString from LDAPString ; From section 4.1.2 of [Protocol]>
; [Protocol]. See the "Escaping
; Using the % Method"
; section
; below.
oid = <LDAPOID from section 4.1.2 of [Protocol]>
oiddescr = <name from section 3.3 of [LDAPIANA]>

EXCLAMATION = %x21 ; exclamation mark ("!")
ASTERISK = %x2A ; asterisk ("*")
SLASH = %x2F ; forward slash ("/")
COLON = %x3A ; colon (":")
QUESTION = %x3F ; question mark ("?")

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The "ldap" prefix indicates an entry or entries accessible from the
LDAP server running on the given hostname at the given portnumber.
Note that the hostport <hostport> may contain literal IPv6 addresses as
specified in [RFC2732].

The dn <dn> is an LDAP Distinguished Name using the string format
described in [LDAPDN]. It identifies the base object of the LDAP
search or the target of a non-search operation.

The attributes <attributes> construct is used to indicate which attributes
should be returned from the entry or entries. Individual attrdesc names are
as defined for AttributeDescription in [Protocol].

The scope <scope> construct is used to specify the scope of the search to
perform in the given LDAP server. The allowable scopes are "base"
for a base object search, "one" for a one-level search, or "sub" for
a subtree search.

The filter <filter> is used to specify the search filter to apply to entries
within the specified scope during the search. It has the format
specified in [Filters].

The extensions <extensions> construct provides the LDAP URL with an
extensibility mechanism, allowing the capabilities of the URL to be
extended in the future. Extensions are a simple comma-separated list
of type=value pairs, where the =value portion MAY be omitted for
options not requiring it. Each type=value pair is a separate
extension. These LDAP URL extensions are not necessarily related to
any of the LDAPv3 LDAP extension mechanisms. Extensions may be supported or
unsupported by the client resolving the URL. An extension prefixed
with a '!' character (ASCII 0x21) is critical. An extension not
prefixed with a '!' character is non-critical.

If an LDAP URL extension is implemented (that is, if the
implementation understands it and is able to use it), the
implementation MUST make use of it. If an extension is not
implemented and is marked critical, the implementation MUST NOT
process the URL. If an extension is not implemented and it not

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marked critical, the implementation MUST ignore the extension.

The extension type (extype) (<extype>) MAY be specified using the oid numeric OID
<numericoid> form (e.g., 1.2.3.4) or the oiddesc descriptor <descr> form
(e.g., myLDAPURLExtension). Use of the oiddesc <descr> form SHOULD be
restricted to registered object identifier descriptive names. See
[LDAPIANA] for registration details and usage guidelines for
descriptive names.

No LDAP URL extensions are defined in this document. Other documents
or a future version of this document MAY define one or more

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extensions.

2.1. Escaping Using the % Method

A generated LDAP URL MUST consist only of the restricted set of
characters included in the uric <uric> production that is defined in
section 2 of [RFC2396]. Implementations SHOULD accept other valid
UTF-8 strings [RFC3629] as input. An octet MUST be escaped using the
% method described in section 2.4 of [RFC2396] in any of these
situations:

The octet is not in the reserved set defined in section 2.2 of
[RFC2396] or in the unreserved set defined in section 2.3 of
[RFC2396].

It is the single Reserved character '?' and occurs inside a dn,
filter, <dn>,
<filter>, or other element of an LDAP URL.

It is a comma character ',' that occurs inside an extension value. <exvalue>.

Note that before the % method of escaping is applied, the extensions
component of the LDAP URL may contain one or more null (zero) bytes.
No other component may.

3. Defaults for Fields of the LDAP URL

Some fields of the LDAP URL are optional, as described above. In the
absence of any other specification, the following general defaults
SHOULD be used when a field is absent. Note: Note that other documents MAY
specify different defaulting rules; for example, section 4.1.10 of
[Protocol] specifies a different rule for determining the correct DN
to use when it is absent in an LDAP URL that is returned as a
referral.

hostport

<hostport>
The default LDAP port is TCP port 389. If no hostport <hostport> is given,
the client must have some apriori knowledge of an appropriate LDAP

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server to contact.

<dn>
If no dn <dn> is given, the default is the zero-length DN, "".

attributes

<attributes>
If the attributes <attributes> part is omitted, all user attributes of the
entry or entries should be requested (e.g., by setting the
attributes field AttributeDescriptionList in the LDAP search
request to a NULL list, or (in LDAPv3) by requesting using the special
attribute name <alluserattrs>
selector "*").

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scope

<scope>
If scope <scope> is omitted, a scope <scope> of "base" is assumed.

filter

<filter>
If filter <filter> is omitted, a filter of "(objectClass=*)" is assumed.

extensions

<extensions>
If extensions <extensions> is omitted, no extensions are assumed.

4. Examples

The following are some example LDAP URLs using the format defined
above. The first example is an LDAP URL referring to the University
of Michigan entry, available from an LDAP server of the client's
choosing:

ldap:///o=University%20of%20Michigan,c=US

The next example is an LDAP URL referring to the University of
Michigan entry in a particular ldap server:

ldap://ldap1.example.net/o=University%20of%20Michigan,c=US

Both of these URLs correspond to a base object search of the
"o=University of Michigan,c=US" entry using a filter of
"(objectclass=*)", requesting all attributes.

The next example is an LDAP URL referring to only the postalAddress
attribute of the University of Michigan entry:

ldap://ldap1.example.net/o=University%20of%20Michigan,
c=US?postalAddress

The corresponding LDAP search operation is the same as in the
previous example, except that only the postalAddress attribute is

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requested.

The next example is an LDAP URL referring to the set of entries found
by querying the given LDAP server on port 6666 and doing a subtree
search of the University of Michigan for any entry with a common name
of "Babs Jensen", retrieving all attributes:

ldap://ldap1.example.net:6666/o=University%20of%20Michigan,
c=US??sub?(cn=Babs%20Jensen)

The next example is an LDAP URL referring to all children of the c=GB
entry:

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ldap://ldap1.example.com/c=GB?objectClass?one

LDAP://ldap1.example.com/c=GB?objectClass?ONE

The objectClass attribute is requested to be returned along with the
entries, and the default filter of "(objectclass=*)" is used.

The next example is an LDAP URL to retrieve the mail attribute for
the LDAP entry named "o=Question?,c=US" is given below, illustrating
the use of the escaping mechanism on the reserved character '?'.

ldap://ldap2.example.com/o=Question%3f,c=US?mail

The next example (which is broken into two lines for readability)
illustrates the interaction between the LDAP string representation of
filters quoting mechanism and URL quoting mechanisms.

ldap://ldap3.example.com/o=Babsco,c=US
???(four-octet=%5c00%5c00%5c00%5c04)

The filter in this example uses the LDAP escaping mechanism of \ to
encode three zero or null bytes in the value. In LDAP, the filter
would be written as (four-octet=\00\00\00\04). Because the \
character must be escaped in a URL, the \'s are escaped as %5c (or
%5C) in the URL encoding.

The next example illustrates the interaction between the LDAP string
representation of DNs quoting mechanism and URL quoting mechanisms.

ldap://ldap.example.com/o=An%20Example%5c2c%20Inc.,c=US

ldap://ldap.example.com/o=An%20Example%5C2C%20Inc.,c=US

The DN encoded in the above URL is:

o=An Example\2c Example\2C Inc.,c=US

That is, the left-most RDN value is:

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An Example, Inc.

The following three URLs that are equivalent, assuming that the
defaulting rules specified in section 4 of this document are used:

ldap://ldap.example.net
ldap://ldap.example.net/
ldap://ldap.example.net/?

These three URLs all point to the root DSE on the ldap.example.net
server.

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The final two examples show use of a hypothetical, experimental bind
name extension (the value associated with the extension is an LDAP DN).

ldap:///??sub??e-bindname=cn=Manager%2cdc=example%2cdc=com
ldap:///??sub??!e-bindname=cn=Manager%2cdc=example%2cdc=com

The two URLs are the same, except that the second one marks the
e-bindname extension as critical. Notice the use of the % encoding
method to encode the commas within the distinguished name value in
the e-bindname extension.

5. Security Considerations

General URL security considerations discussed in [RFC2396] are
relevant for LDAP URLs.

The use of security mechanisms when processing LDAP URLs requires
particular care, since clients may encounter many different servers
via URLs, and since URLs are likely to be processed automatically,
without user intervention. A client SHOULD have a user-configurable
policy about that controls which servers to connect to the client will establish LDAP
sessions with using which security mechanisms, and SHOULD NOT make connections
establish LDAP sessions that are inconsistent with this policy. If a
client chooses to reuse an existing
connection LDAP session when resolving one
or more LDAP URL, URLs, it MUST ensure that the connection session is compatible with
the URL and that no security policies are violated.

Sending authentication information, no matter the mechanism, may
violate a user's privacy requirements. In the absence of specific
policy permitting authentication information to be sent to a server,
a client should use an anonymous connection. LDAP session. (Note that clients
conforming to previous LDAP URL specifications, where all connections LDAP
sessions are anonymous and unprotected, are consistent with this
specification; they simply have the default security policy.) Simply
opening a transport connection to another server may violate some

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users' privacy requirements, so clients should provide the user with
a way to control URL processing.

Some authentication methods, in particular reusable passwords sent to
the server, may reveal easily-abused information to the remote server
or to eavesdroppers in transit, and should not be used in URL
processing unless explicitly permitted by policy. Confirmation by
the human user of the use of authentication information is
appropriate in many circumstances. Use of strong authentication
methods that do not reveal sensitive information is much preferred.
If the URL represents a referral for an update operation, strong
authentication methods SHOULD be used. Please refer to the Security

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Considerations section of [AuthMeth] for more information.

The LDAP URL format allows the specification of an arbitrary LDAP
search operation to be performed when evaluating the LDAP URL.
Following an LDAP URL may cause unexpected results, for example, the
retrieval of large amounts of data, the initiation of a long-lived
search, etc. The security implications of resolving an LDAP URL are
the same as those of resolving an LDAP search query.

6. IANA Considerations

This document has no actions for IANA.

7. Normative References

[AuthMeth] Harrison, R. (editor), "LDAP: Authentication Methods",
draft-ietf-ldapbis-authmeth-xx.txt, a work in progress. a
work in progress.

[LDAPDN] Zeilenga, K. (editor), "LDAP: String Representation of
Distinguished Names", draft-ietf-ldapbis-dn-xx.txt, a work
in progress.

[Filters] Smith, M. and Howes, T., "LDAP: String Representation of
Search Filters", draft-ietf-ldapbis-filter-xx.txt, a work in
progress.

[LDAPIANA] Zeilenga, K., "IANA Considerations for LDAP",
draft-ietf-ldapbis-bcp64-xx.txt, a work in progress.

[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key Words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels," RFC 2119, BCP 14, March 1997.

[Protocol] Sermersheim, J. (editor), "LDAP: The Protocol",
draft-ietf-ldapbis-protocol-xx.txt, a work in progress.

[RFC2234] Crocker, D., Overell, P., "Augmented BNF for Syntax
Specifications: ABNF", RFC 2234, November 1997.

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[RFC2396] Berners-Lee, T., Fielding, R., and Masinter, L., "Uniform
Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax", RFC 2396,
August 1998.

[RFC2732] Hinden, R., Carpenter, B., Masinter, L., "Format for Literal
IPv6 Addresses in URL's", RFC 2732, December 1999.

[Roadmap] K. Zeilenga (editor), "LDAP: Technical Specification Road
Map", draft-ietf-ldapbis-roadmap-xx.txt, a work in progress.

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[RFC3629] Yergeau, F., "UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646",
RFC 3629, November 2003.

8. Informative References

[LDAPIANA] Zeilenga, K., "IANA Considerations for LDAP",
draft-ietf-ldapbis-bcp64-xx.txt, a work in progress. None.

9. Intellectual Property Rights Acknowledgements

The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope of any
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The IETF invites any interested party to bring to its attention any
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this standard. Please address the information to the IETF Executive
Director.

10. Acknowledgements

The LDAP URL format was originally defined at LDAP URL format was originally defined at the University of
Michigan. This material is based upon work supported by the National
Science Foundation under Grant No. NCR-9416667. The support of both
the University of Michigan and the National Science Foundation is
gratefully acknowledged.

This document is an update to RFC 2255 by Tim Howes and Mark Smith.
Changes included in this revised specification are based upon
discussions among the authors, discussions within the LDAP (v3)
Revision Working Group (ldapbis), and discussions within other IETF
Working Groups. The contributions of individuals in these working
groups is gratefully acknowledged. Several people in particular have
made valuable comments on this document; RL "Bob" Morgan, Mark Wahl,
Kurt Zeilenga, Jim Sermersheim, and Hallvard Furuseth deserve special
thanks for their contributions.

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11.

10. Authors' Addresses

Mark Smith, Editor
Pearl Crescent, LLC
447 Marlpool Dr.
Saline, MI 48176
USA
+1 734 944-2856
mcs@pearlcrescent.com

Tim Howes
Opsware, Inc.

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599 N. Mathilda Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA
+1 408 744-7509
howes@opsware.com

12.

11. Appendix A: Changes Since RFC 2255

12.1.

11.1. Technical Changes

The following technical changes were made to the contents of the "URL
Definition" section:

Revised all of the ABNF to use common productions from [Models].

Added note and references to [RFC2732] to allow literal IPv6
addresses inside the hostport portion of the URL.

Added missing ASTERISK as an alternative for

Changed the attrdesc definition of <attrdesc> to refer to <attributeSelector>
from [Protocol]. This allows use of "*" in the <attrdesc> part of
the URL. It is believed that existing implementations of RFC 2255
already support this.

Added angle brackets around free-form prose

Avoided use of <prose-val> (bracketed-string) productions in the "dn", "hostport",
"attrdesc", "filter",
<dn>, <hostport>, <attrdesc>, and "exvalue" <exvalue> rules.

Changed the ABNF for ldapurl <ldapurl> to group the dn <dn> component with the
preceding slash. <SLASH>.

Changed the extype <extype> rule to be an LDAPOID from [Protocol] or an OID
description <oid> from [LDAPIANA]. [Models].

Changed the text about extension types so it references [LDAPIANA].
Reordered rules to more closely follow the order the elements appear
in the URL.

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"Bindname Extension": removed due to lack of known implementations.

12.2.

11.2. Editorial Changes

Changed document title to include "LDAP:" prefix.

IESG Note: removed note about lack of satisfactory mandatory
authentication mechanisms.

"Status of this Memo" section: updated boilerplate to match current
I-D guidelines.

"Abstract" section: separated from

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"Abstract" section: separated from introductory material.

"Table of Contents" and "IANA Considerations" sections: added.

"Introduction" section: new section; separated from the Abstract.
Changed the text indicate that RFC 2255 is replaced by this document
(instead of RFC 1959). Added text to indicate that LDAP URLs are
used for references and referrals. Fixed typo (replaced the nonsense
phrase "to perform to retrieve" with "used to retrieve"). Added a
note to let the reader know that not all of the parameters of the
LDAP search operation described in [Protocol] can be expressed using
this format.

"URL Definition" section: removed second copy of ldapurl <ldapurl> grammar
and following two paragraphs (editorial error in RFC 2255). Fixed
line break within '!' sequence. Reformatted the ABNF to improve
readability by aligning comments and adding some blank lines.
Replaced "residing in the LDAP server" with "accessible from the LDAP
server" in the sentence immediately following the ABNF. Removed the
sentence "Individual attrdesc names are as defined for
AttributeDescription in [Protocol]." because [Protocol]'s
<attributeSelector> is now used directly in the ABNF. Reworded last
paragraph to clarify which characters must be URL escaped. Added
text to indicate that LDAP URLs are used for references and
referrals. Added text that refers to the ABNF from RFC 2234.
Clarified and strengthened the requirements with respect to
processing of URLs that contain implements and not implemented
extensions (the approach now closely matches that specified in
[Protocol] for LDAP controls).

"Defaults for Fields of the LDAP URL" section: added; formed by
moving text about defaults out of the "URL Definition" section.

"URL Processing" section: clarified that connections MAY be reused
only if the open connection is compatible with the URL. Added text
Replaced direct reference to indicate that use of security services is encouraged and that they
SHOULD be used when updates are involved. Removed "dn" from
discussion of authentication methods. Added note that the client MAY
interrogate the server attribute name "*" with a reference
to determine the most appropriate method.

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"URL Processing" section: removed.

"Examples" section: Modified examples to use example.com and
example.net hostnames. Added missing '?' to the LDAP URL example
whose filter contains three null bytes. Removed space after one
comma within a DN. Revised the bindname example to use e-bindname.
Changed the name of an attribute used in one example from "int" to
"four-octet" to avoid potential confusion. Added an example that
demonstrates the interaction between DN escaping and URL escaping.
Added some examples to show URL equivalence with respect to the dn <dn>
portion of the URL. Used uppercase in some examples to remind the
reader that some tokens are case-insensitive.

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"Security Considerations" section: Added a note about connection
reuse. Added a note about using strong authentication methods for
updates. Added a reference to [AuthMeth]. Added note that simply
opening a connection may violate some users' privacy requirements.
Adopted the working group's revised LDAP terminology specification by
replacing the word "connection" with "LDAP session" or "LDAP
connection" as appropriate.

"Acknowledgements" section: added statement about this being an
update to RFC 2255. Added Kurt Zeilenga, Jim Sermersheim, and
Hallvard Furuseth.

"Normative References" section: renamed from "References" per new RFC
guidelines. Changed from [1] style to [Protocol] style throughout the
document. Added references to RFC 2234, RFC 2732, and RFC 3629.
Updated all RFC 1738 references to point to the appropriate sections
within RFC 2396. Updated the LDAP references to refer to LDAPBis WG
documents. Removed the reference to the LDAP Attribute Syntaxes
document and added references to the [AuthMeth], [LDAPIANA], and
[Roadmap] documents.

"Informative References" section: added for clarity. added.

Header and "Authors' Addresses" sections: added "editor" next to Mark
Smith's name. Updated affiliation and contact information.

13.

Throughout the document: surrounded the names of all ABNF productions
with "<" and ">" where they are used in descriptive text.

12. Appendix B: Changes Since Previous Document Revision

This appendix lists all changes relative to the previously published
revision, draft-ietf-ldapbis-url-06.txt. draft-ietf-ldapbis-url-07.txt. Note that when appropriate
these changes are also included in Appendix A, but are also included
here for the benefit of the people who have already reviewed
draft-ietf-ldapbis-url-06.txt.
draft-ietf-ldapbis-url-07.txt. This section will be removed before
this document is published as an RFC.

12.1. Technical Changes

"URL Definition" section: avoid the use of <prose-val>
(bracketed-string) productions. Use <attributeSelector> from
[Protocol] and <oid> from [Models]; this allowed <oid>, <oiddescr>,

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and <ASTERISK> to be removed from this document. Include correct
section references for [Protocol] and [Filters].

12.2. Editorial Changes

"Status of this Memo"

"Abstract" section: replaced RFC 3668 (IPR) boilerplate
paragraph with spelled out LDAP on first use.

"Introduction" section: referenced [Roadmap] upon first use of LDAP
and expanded the version paragraph that says "each author" instead begins "This document is an integral
part of "I." the LDAP technical specification..." to match the text used
in [Protocol]. Also re-worded the text that describes the extension
mechanism.

"URL Definition" section: replaced phrases such reformatted the ABNF to improve readability
by aligning comments and adding some blank lines. Removed the
sentence "Individual attrdesc names are as "recognized by" defined for
AttributeDescription in [Protocol]." because [Protocol]'s
<attributeSelector> is now used directly in the ABNF. Replaced one
occurrence of "extension value" with "implemented by" when referring <exvalue> to improve clarity.

"Defaults for Fields of the LDAP URL extensions.

"URL Definition" URL" section: added in the following two sentences at <attributes>
paragraph, replaced this phrase:

or (in LDAPv3) by requesting the
end of special attribute name "*"

with the subsection on "Escaping Using following:

by using the % Method":
Note special <alluserattrs> selector "*"

"Examples" section: used uppercase "LDAP" and "ONE" in an example to
remind the reader that before these tokens are case-insensitive. Likewise,
used uppercase in some hex escaped strings (e.g., replace "%5c" with
"%5C").

"Security Considerations" section: adopted the % method of escaping is applied, working group's
revised LDAP terminology specification by updating the
extensions component of 2nd and 3rd
paragraphs to replace the LDAP URL may contain one word "connection" with "LDAP session" or more null
(zero) bytes. No other component may.

14.
"LDAP connection" as appropriate.

References: moved [LDAPIANA] to "Informative References."

Changed these two sections to unnumbered ones: "Intellectual Property
Rights" and "Full Copyright." Removed the extra "Intellectual
Property Rights" section.

Throughout the document: surrounded the names of all ABNF productions
with "<" and ">" where they are used in descriptive text.

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that ...."

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15.

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