ASN.1 Module Definition for the

LDAP and X.500 Component Matching Rules

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Abstract

This document updates the specification of the component matching rules for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and X.500 directories (RFC3687) by collecting the Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) definitions of the component matching rules into an appropriately identified ASN.1 module so that other specifications may reference the component matching rule definitions from within their own ASN.1 modules.

1. Introduction

The structure or data type of data held in an attribute of a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) [LDAP] or X.500 [X500] directory is described by the attribute's syntax. Attribute syntaxes range from simple data types, such as text string, integer, or boolean, to complex data types, for example, the syntaxes of the directory schema operational attributes. RFC 3687 [CMR] defines a generic way of matching user selected components in a directory attribute value of any arbitrarily complex attribute syntax.

This document updates RFC 3687 by collecting the Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) [ASN1] definitions of RFC 3687 into an appropriately identified ASN.1 module so that other specifications may reference these definitions from within their own ASN.1 modules.

2. Module Definition for Component Matching

ComponentMatching

       {iso(1) 2 36 79672281 xed(3) module(0) component-matching(4)}

-- Copyright © The Internet Society (2004). This version of -- this ASN.1 module is part of RFC 3727; see the RFC itself -- for full legal notices.

DEFINITIONS
EXPLICIT TAGS
EXTENSIBILITY IMPLIED ::= BEGIN

IMPORTS

MATCHING-RULE,
RelativeDistinguishedName

FROM InformationFramework

               {joint-iso-itu-t ds(5) module(1)
                   informationFramework(1) 4} ;

ComponentAssertion ::= SEQUENCE {

       component         ComponentReference (SIZE(1..MAX)) OPTIONAL,
       useDefaultValues  BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
       rule              MATCHING-RULE.&id,
       value             MATCHING-RULE.&AssertionType }
   
   ComponentReference ::= UTF8String

ComponentFilter ::= CHOICE {

       item  [0] ComponentAssertion,
       and   [1] SEQUENCE OF ComponentFilter,
       or    [2] SEQUENCE OF ComponentFilter,
       not   [3] ComponentFilter }
   
   componentFilterMatch MATCHING-RULE ::= {
       SYNTAX  ComponentFilter
       ID      { 1 2 36 79672281 1 13 2 } }
   
   allComponentsMatch MATCHING-RULE ::= {
       ID      { 1 2 36 79672281 1 13 6 } }
   
   directoryComponentsMatch MATCHING-RULE ::= {
       ID      { 1 2 36 79672281 1 13 7 } }
   
   -- Additional Useful Matching Rules --
   
   rdnMatch MATCHING-RULE ::= {
       SYNTAX  RelativeDistinguishedName
       ID      { 1 2 36 79672281 1 13 3 } }
   
   presentMatch MATCHING-RULE ::= {
       SYNTAX  NULL
       ID      { 1 2 36 79672281 1 13 5 } }
   
   END

The InformationFramework ASN.1 module from which the MATCHING-RULE and RelativeDistinguishedName definitions are imported is defined in X.501 [X501].

The object identifiers used in this document have been assigned for use in specifying the component matching rules by Adacel Technologies, under an arc assigned to Adacel by Standards Australia.

3. Security Considerations

This document collects together the ASN.1 definitions of the component matching rules into an ASN.1 module, but does not modify those definitions in any way. See RFC 3687 [CMR] for the security considerations of using the component matching rules.

4. References

4.1. Normative References

   [CMR]   Legg, S., "Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and
           X.500 Component Matching Rules", RFC 3687, February 2004.
   
   [X501]  ITU-T Recommendation X.501 (1993) | ISO/IEC 9594-2:1994,
           Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - The
           Directory: Models
   
   [ASN1]  ITU-T Recommendation X.680 (07/02) | ISO/IEC 8824-1:2002,
           Information technology - Abstract Syntax Notation One
           (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation

4.2. Informative References

   [LDAP]  Hodges, J. and R. Morgan, "Lightweight Directory Access
           Protocol (v3): Technical Specification", RFC 3377, September
           2002.
   
   [X500]  ITU-T Recommendation X.500 (1993) | ISO/IEC 9594-1:1994,
           Information Technology - Open Systems Interconnection - The
           Directory: Overview of concepts, models and services

5. Author's Address

Steven Legg
Adacel Technologies Ltd.
250 Bay Street
Brighton, Victoria 3186
AUSTRALIA

   Phone: +61 3 8530 7710
   Fax:   +61 3 8530 7888
   EMail: steven.legg@adacel.com.au

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