Overview#
A search filter provides a mechanism for defining the criteria for defining matching entries in an
Search Request.
There are ten different types of
LDAP Filter Choices filters defined in
LDAP.
See LDAP Filter Choices for more information about LDAP search filters and a mechanism for representing them as strings.
A search filter provides a mechanism for defining the criteria for defining matching entries in an LDAP search operation.
The
LDAP filters Syntax and Choices
There are several
LDAP filters are defined in the following RFCs
Retrieving All Attributes can be tricky especially if you do not know the names of all the attributes on an entry.
We see a lot of questions on
LDAP Search Filters Using with non-standard Characters.
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: