Overview#

LDAP String Matching is performed by MatchingRules is referenced in RFC 3687

The relevant LDAP String Matching MatchingRules are:

• caseIgnoreMatch
• caseIgnoreOrderingMatch
• caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
• caseExactMatch
• caseExactOrderingMatch
• caseExactSubstringsMatch

The relevant restricted character string types are:

• NumericString
• PrintableString
• VisibleString
• IA5String
• UTF8String
• BMPString
• UniversalString
• TeletexString
• VideotexString
• GraphicString
• GeneralString

A ChoiceOfStrings type is a purely syntactic CHOICE of these ASN.1 string types. Note that GSER [9] declares each and every use of the DirectoryString{} parameterized type to be a ChoiceOfStrings type.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• MatchingRule