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LDAP RFC

The following tables represent current LDAP related IETF RFC that are Standards Tracked, Informational, or Best Current Practice.

Standards Track

Number Title Date Errata Updated By
RFC 2164 Use of an X.500/LDAP directory to support MIXER address mapping Jan 1998
RFC 2247 Using Domains in LDAP/X.500 Distinguished Names Jan 1998 RFC 4519 RFC 4525
RFC 2589 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Extensions for Dynamic Directory Services May 1999
RFC 2739 Calendar Attributes for vCard and LDAP Jan 2000 RFC 6350
RFC 2849 The LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) - Technical Specification Jun 2000 Errata
RFC 2891 LDAP Control Extension for Server Side Sorting of Search Results Aug 2000
RFC 3062 LDAP Password Modify Extended Operation Feb 2001 Errata
RFC 3296 Named Subordinate References in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Directories Jul 2002
RFC 3671 Collective Attributes in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Dec 2003
RFC 3672 Subentries in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Dec 2003
RFC 3673 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 3 (LDAPv3): All Operational Attributes Dec 2003
RFC 3687 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and X.500 Component Matching Rules Feb 2004
RFC 3698 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Additional Matching Rules Feb 2004 RFC 4517
RFC 3703 Policy Core Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema Feb 2004 RFC 4104
RFC 3727 ASN.1 Module Definition for the LDAP and X.500 Component Matching Rules Feb 2004
RFC 3866 Language Tags and Ranges in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Jul 2004 Errata
RFC 3876 Returning Matched Values with the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 3 (LDAPv3) Sep 2004
RFC 3909 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Cancel Operation Oct 2004
RFC 3928 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Update Protocol (LCUP) Oct 2004
RFC 4370 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Proxied Authorization Control Feb 2006
RFC 4510 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Technical Specification Road Map Jun 2006
RFC 4511 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Protocol Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4512 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Directory Information Models Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4513 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Authentication Methods and Security Mechanisms Jun 2006
RFC 4514 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): String Representation of Distinguished Names Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4515 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): String Representation of Search Filters Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4516 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Uniform Resource Locator Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4517 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Syntaxes and Matching Rules Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4518 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Internationalized String Preparation Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4519 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Schema for User Applications Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4522 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): The Binary Encoding Option Jun 2006
RFC 4523 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema Definitions for X.509 Certificates Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4524 COSINE LDAP/X.500 Schema Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4526 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Absolute True and False Filters Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 4527 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Read Entry Controls Jun 2006
RFC 4528 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Assertion Control Jun 2006
RFC 4530 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryUUID Operational Attribute Jun 2006
RFC 4532 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) "Who am I?" Operation Jun 2006 Errata
RFC 5020 The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryDN Operational Attribute Aug 2007
RFC 6171 The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Don't Use Copy Control Mar 2011
RFC 6880 An Information Model for Kerberos Version 5 Mar 2013

Informational

Number Title Date Errata Updated By
RFC 1823 The LDAP Application Program Interface Aug 1995
RFC 2696 LDAP Control Extension for Simple Paged Results Manipulation Sep 1999
RFC 2713 Schema for Representing Java™ Objects in an LDAP Directory Oct 1999
RFC 2714 Schema for Representing CORBA Object References in an LDAP Directory Oct 1999
RFC 2798 Definition of the inetOrgPerson LDAP Object Class Apr 2000 RFC 3698 RFC 4519 RFC 4524
RFC 2820 Access Control Requirements for LDAP May 2000 Errata
RFC 2926 Conversion of LDAP Schemas to and from SLP Templates Sep 2000
RFC 2927 MIME Directory Profile for LDAP Schema Sep 2000 Errata
RFC 2985 PKCS #9: Selected Object Classes and Attribute Types Version 2.0 Nov 2000 Errata
RFC 3045 Storing Vendor Information in the LDAP root DSE Jan 2001
RFC 3112 LDAP Authentication Password Schema May 2001
RFC 3352 Connection-less Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (CLDAP) to Historic Status Mar 2003
RFC 3384 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (version 3) Replication Requirements Oct 2002
RFC 3494 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 2 (LDAPv2) to Historic Status Mar 2003 Errata
RFC 3829 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Authorization Identity Request and Response Controls Jul 2004 Errata
RFC 3944 H.350 Directory Services Dec 2004 Errata
RFC 4373 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Bulk Update/Replication Protocol (LBURP) Jan 2006
RFC 4403 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema for Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration version 3 (UDDIv3) Feb 2006
RFC 4525 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Modify-Increment Extension Jun 2006
RFC 4876 A Configuration Profile Schema for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)-Based Agents May 2007 Errata
RFC 5803 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema for Storing Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM) Secrets Jul 2010 Errata
RFC 7612 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Schema for Printer Services Jun 2015
RFC 8284 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema for Supporting the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) in White Pages Nov 2017

Best Current Practice

Number Title Date Errata Updated By
RFC 4520 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Considerations for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Jun 2006
RFC 4521 Considerations for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Extensions Jun 2006 Errata

Abbreviation Definitions

Abbreviation Definition
ASN Abstract Syntax Notation
COBRA Common Object Request Broker Architecture
COSINE Cooperation for Open Systems Interconnection Networking in Europe
DSA Directory System Agent
DSE DSA-specific Entry
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIXER Mime Internet X.400 Enhanced Relay
PKCS Public Key Cryptography Standards
RFC Request for Comment
SLP Service Location Protocol

Last update: February 20, 2022
Created: August 22, 2019