Overview#
Name Form Description (NameFormDescription) describes the LDAPSyntaxes for NameFormsName Form Description are defined in RFC 4512 as written according to the ABNF:
NameFormDescription = LPAREN WSP numericoid ; object identifier [ SP "NAME" SP qdescrs ] ; short names (descriptors) [ SP "DESC" SP qdstring ] ; description [ SP "OBSOLETE" ] ; not active SP "OC" SP oid ; structural object class SP "MUST" SP oids ; attribute types [ SP "MAY" SP oids ] ; attribute types extensions WSP RPAREN ; extensionswhere:
- numericoid - is object identifier that identifies this name form;
- NAME <qdescrs> are short names (descriptors) identifying this name form;
- DESC <qdstring> is a short descriptive string;
- OBSOLETE flag indicates this name form is not active;
- OC identifies the STRUCTURAL objectClasses this rule applies to,
- MUST and MAY specify the sets of required and allowed, respectively, naming attributes for this name form; and <extensions> describe extensions.
All Attribute Types in the required ("MUST") and allowed ("MAY") lists shall be different.