!!! Overview
CompareRequest [LDAP Message] is a [request] used to determine whether a specified [entry|LDAP Entry] contains a given [Attribute Value].  


The [{$pagename}] [protocol] op is defined as follows:
{{{        
CompareRequest ::= [APPLICATION 14] SEQUENCE 
{
    entry           LDAPDN,
    ava             AttributeValueAssertion 
}

AttributeValueAssertion ::= SEQUENCE 
{
    attributeDesc   AttributeDescription,
    assertionValue  AssertionValue } 
}}}

The elements of the request include:

* The DN of the entry in which the comparison is to be made.
* The [Name|Attribute-Name] of the [attribute] in which the comparison is to be made.
* The [Attribute Value Assertion] to try to find in the specified attribute.

The response to an LDAP compare operation is an [LDAP Result] element consisting of an [Compare Response].

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