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8 - LDAP Related RFCs

LDAP and X.500 are specified through its many RFCs. Here is the list of available RFCs by category (there are about 100 RFCs available, some now deprecated, other obsolete.

This page list all the existing RFCs, obsolete or not.

: Informational

: Historic

: Proposed Standard

: Experimental

: Best current practice

X.500 related RFCs

Obsolete RFCs

NumberDescriptionObsoleted byStatus
RFC1274The COSINE and Internet X.500 Schema.RFC4524
RFC1487X.500 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.RFC1777, RFC3494
RFC1488The X.500 String Representation of Standard Attribute Syntaxes.RFC1778
RFC1567X.500 Directory Monitoring MIB.RFC2605
RFC1617Naming and Structuring Guidelines for X.500 Directory Pilots.RFC1384
RFC1632A Revised Catalog of Available X.500 Implementations.RFC2116
RFC1798Connection-less Lightweight X.500 Directory Access Protocol.RFC3352
RFC1836Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X.500 Directory Information Tree.RFC2294
RFC1837Representing Tables and Subtrees in the X.500 Directory.RFC2293
RFC1838Use of the X.500 Directory to support mapping between X.400 and RFC 822 Addresses.RFC2164

Active RFCs

NumberDescriptionStatus
RFC1275Replication Requirements to provide an Internet Directory using X.500.
RFC1276Replication and Distributed Operations extensions to provide an Internet Directory using X.500.
RFC1279X.500 and Domains. S.E. Hardcastle-Kille.
RFC1308Executive Introduction to Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol.
RFC1309Technical Overview of Directory Services Using the X.500 Protocol.
RFC1330Recommendations for the Phase I Deployment of OSI Directory Services (X.500) and OSI Message Handling Services (X.400) within the ESNET Community.
RFC1430A Strategic Plan for Deploying an Internet X.500 Directory Service.
RFC1491A Survey of Advanced Usages of X.500.
RFC1562Naming Guidelines for the AARNet X.500 Directory Service.
RFC1608Representing IP Information in the X.500 Directory.
RFC1609Charting Networks in the X.500 Directory.
RFC1801MHS use of the X.500 Directory to support MHS Routing.
RFC1802Introducing Project Long Bud: Internet Pilot Project for the Deployment of X.500 Directory Information in Support of X.400 Routing.
RFC1803Recommendations for an X.500 Production Directory Service.
RFC1804Schema Publishing in X.500 Directory.
RFC1943Building an X.500 Directory Service in the US. B. Jennings.
RFC2079Definition of an X.500 Attribute Type and an Object Class to Hold Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs).
RFC2116X.500 Implementations Catalog-96.
RFC2120Managing the X.500 Root Naming Context.
RFC2164Use of an X.500/LDAP directory to support MIXER address mapping.
RFC2293Representing Tables and Subtrees in the X.500 Directory.
RFC2294Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the X.500 Directory Information Tree.

Kerberos related RFCs

NumberDescriptionObsoleted byStatus
RFC1510The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5).RFC4120
RFC4120The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5).

LDAP RFCs

Obsolete RFCs

NumberDescriptionObsoleted byStatus
RFC1558A String Representation of LDAP Search Filters.RFC1960
RFC1777Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.RFC3494
RFC1778The String Representation of Standard Attribute Syntaxes.RFC3494
RFC1779A String Representation of Distinguished Names.RFC2253, RFC3494
RFC1959An LDAP URL Format.RFC2255
RFC1960A String Representation of LDAP Search Filters.RFC2254
RFC2251Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3).RFC4510, RFC4511, RFC4513, RFC4512
RFC2252Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Attribute Syntax Definitions.RFC4510, RFC4517, RFC4523, RFC4512
RFC2253Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names.RFC4510, RFC4514
RFC2254The String Representation of LDAP Search Filters.RFC4510, RFC4515
RFC2255The LDAP URL Format.RFC4510, RFC4516
RFC2256A Summary of the X.500(96) User Schema for use with LDAPv3.RFC4517, RFC4519, RFC4523, RFC4512, RFC4510
RFC2559Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Operational Protocols - LDAPv2.RFC3494
RFC2587Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure LDAPv2 Schema.RFC4523
RFC2596Use of Language Codes in LDAP.RFC3866
RFC2829Authentication Methods for LDAP.RFC4513, RFC4510
RFC2830Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Extension for Transport Layer Security.RFC4511, RFC4513, RFC4510
RFC3377Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Technical Specification.RFC4510
RFC3383Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).RFC4520
RFC3674Feature Discovery in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).RFC4512
RFC3771The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Intermediate Response Message.RFC4510, RFC4511

Active RFCs

NumberDescriptionStatus
RFC1823The LDAP Application Program Interface.
RFC2247Using Domains in LDAP/X.500 Distinguished Names.
RFC2307An Approach for Using LDAP as a Network Information Service.
RFC2377Naming Plan for Internet Directory-Enabled Applications.
RFC2589Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Extensions for Dynamic Directory Services.
RFC2649An LDAP Control and Schema for Holding Operation Signatures.
RFC2657LDAPv2 Client vs. the Index Mesh.
RFC2696LDAP Control Extension for Simple Paged Results Manipulation.
RFC2713Schema for Representing Java(tm) Objects in an LDAP Directory.
RFC2714Schema for Representing CORBA Object References in an LDAP Directory.
RFC2739Calendar Attributes for vCard and LDAP.
RFC2798Definition of the inetOrgPerson LDAP Object Class.
RFC2820Access Control Requirements for LDAP.
RFC2849The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) - Technical Specification.
RFC2891LDAP Control Extension for Server Side Sorting of Search Results.
RFC2926Conversion of LDAP Schemas to and from SLP Templates.
RFC2927MIME Directory Profile for LDAP Schema.
RFC3045Storing Vendor Information in the LDAP root DSE.
RFC3062LDAP Password Modify Extended Operation. K. Zeilenga
RFC3088OpenLDAP Root Service An experimental LDAP referral service.
RFC3112LDAP Authentication Password Schema.
RFC3296Named Subordinate References in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Directories.
RFC3352Connection-less Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (CLDAP) to Historic Status.
RFC3384Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (version 3) Replication Requirements.
RFC3494Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 2 (LDAPv2) to Historic Status.
RFC3663Domain Administrative Data in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
RFC3671Collective Attributes in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
RFC3672Subentries in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
RFC3673Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 3 (LDAPv3): All Operational Attributes.
RFC3687Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and X.500 Component Matching Rules.
RFC3698Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Additional Matching Rules.
RFC3703Policy Core Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema.
RFC3712Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Schema for Printer Services.
RFC3727ASN.1 Module Definition for the LDAP and X.500 Component Matching Rules.
RFC3829Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Authorization Identity Request and Response Controls.
RFC3866Language Tags and Ranges in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
RFC3876Returning Matched Values with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 3 (LDAPv3).
RFC3909Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Cancel Operation.
RFC3928Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Update Protocol (LCUP).
RFC4104Policy Core Extension Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Schema (PCELS).
RFC4370Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Proxied Authorization Control.
RFC4373Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Bulk Update/Replication Protocol (LBURP).
RFC4403Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema for Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration version 3 (UDDIv3).
RFC4510Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map.
RFC4511Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Protocol.
RFC4512Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Directory Information Models.
RFC4513Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms.
RFC4514Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): String Representation of Distinguished Names.
RFC4515Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): String epresentation of Search Filters.
RFC4516Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Uniform Resource Locator.
RFC4517Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Syntaxes and Matching Rules.
RFC4518Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Internationalized String Preparation.
RFC4519Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Schema for User Applications.
RFC4520Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
RFC4521Considerations for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Extensions.
RFC4522Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Binary Encoding Option.
RFC4523Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema Definitions for X.509 Certificates.
RFC4524COSINE LDAP/X.500 Schema. K. Zeilenga, Ed.. June 2006.
RFC4525Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Modify-Increment Extension.
RFC4526Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Absolute True and False Filters.
RFC4527Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Read Entry Controls.
RFC4528Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Assertion Control.
RFC4529Requesting Attributes by Object Class in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.
RFC4530Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryUUID Operational Attribute.
RFC4531Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Turn Operation.
RFC4532Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) “Who am I?” Operation.
RFC4533The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Content Synchronization Operation.
RFC4876A Configuration Profile Schema for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-Based Agents.
RFC5020The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryDN Operational Attribute.
RFC5803Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema for Storing Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM) Secrets.
RFC5805Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Transactions.
RFC6171The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Don't Use Copy Control.