!!! Overview [{$pagename}], [DN-String], [ADSTYPE_DN_WITH_STRING], [1.2.840.113556.1.4.904] and [2.5.5.14] all appear to be a [Microsoft Active Directory Syntax] for [DN Syntax] which is the same as [1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12] [{$pagename}] is defined in [Draft-armijo-ldap-syntax-00] as: %%prettify {{{ DNWithString: 1.2.840.113556.1.4.904 Encoded as a : DNWithString = StringTag ':' Count ':' String ':' DN OctetTag = 'S' | 's' Count = positive decimal number, counting number of bytes in String String = <normally encoded (i.e. UTF8 for V3) string> // Note: the number of bytes in the string encoding of the String is Count. DN = <normal string encoding of a DN> As an example, the string encoding of the combination of "test" and DC=Microsoft,DC=Com is B:4:test:DC=Microsoft,DC=Com As an example, the string encoding of the combination of XYZ (where X, Y, and Z all have two byte UTF-8 encodings) and DC=Microsoft,DC=Com is B:6:XYZ:DC=Microsoft,DC=Com }}} /% Note: Characters with multibyte [UTF-8] encodings contribute more than one to the count !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]