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The cds_globalnames File

The cds_globalnames file contains a copy of data that is stored in a Directory Service Agent (DSA) schema for use by GDS. CDS uses this file to interpret the GDS portion of global names that it handles. The file contains only naming attributes; that is, attributes that constitute a distinguished name. The following is a sample portion of the cds_globalnames file:

# OID LABEL ASN.1-IDENTIFIER SYNTAX MATCHING

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# Reference: X.520 (Selected Attribute Types for the Directory)

2.5.4.0 OC objectClass - -

2.5.4.1 AO aliasedObjectName - -

2.5.4.2 KI knowledgeInformation CIS CIM

2.5.4.3 CN commonName CIS CIM

2.5.4.4 S surname CIS CIM

2.5.4.5 SN serialNumber PS PM

2.5.4.6 C countryName PS CIM

2.5.4.7 L localityName CIS CIM

2.5.4.8 SP stateOrProvinceName CIS CIM

2.5.4.9 SADR streetAddress CIS CIM

2.5.4.10 O organizationName CIS CIM

2.5.4.11 OU organizationalUnitName CIS CIM

2.5.4.12 T title CIS CIM

2.5.4.13 D description CIS CIM$

#2.5.4.14 SG searchGuide Guide -

2.5.4.15 BC businessCategory CIS CIM$

#2.5.4.16 POST postalAddress PostalAddress

2.5.4.17 PC postalCode CIS CIM

2.5.4.18 POB postOfficeBox CIS CIM

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The first column contains the object identifier and the second column contains the string name to which it is mapped. The third column is the ASN.1 identifier for the attribute type, as defined in the appropriate CCITT recommendation (X.500 or X.400). The fourth column is the ASN.1 label for the syntax of the attribute type. The fifth column contains the ASN.1 identifier of the matching rule to be applied to the attribute type. Possible syntax abbreviations are as follows:

CES Case Exact String

CIS Case Ignore String

PS Printable String

NS Numeric String

- Unspecified

Matching rules are defined as follows:

CEM
Case Exact String Matching - Leading and trailing spaces are ignored and multiple consecutive internal spaces are reduced to one; otherwise, the strings must be the same length and corresponding characters must be identical.

CIM
Case Ignore String Matching - Same as CEM, except that characters differing only in case are considered to match.

PM
Printable String Matching - Same as CEM.

NM
Numeric String Matching - Same as CEM, except that all spaces are ignored.

- Unspecified

The cds_globalnames file contains additional comments and descriptive information about attribute types and case-matching rules. (See the X.500 recommendation for details on the ASN.1 identifiers and their meaning.)