Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): Auxiliary Object Class 'mailboxRelatedObject'
draft-stroeder-mailboxrelatedobject-01

Abstract

This document defines the auxiliary object class 'mailboxRelatedObject' that can be used to associate an arbitrary object with a RFC 2822 mail address. Furthermore a attribute 'intlMailAdr' is defined for internationalized email addresses.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Attribute Type Definition
• 3. Object Class Definition
• 4. IANA Considerations
• 5. Security Considerations
• 6. References
• 6.1. Normative References
• 6.2. Informative References
• Author's Address

1. Introduction

Often there is a need to add attribute 'mail' defined in [RFC4524] to directory entries to associate a, most times non-personal, RFC 2822 mail address with an arbitrary object.

This document defines the auxiliary object class 'mailboxRelatedObject' for that purpose so abusing person object classes like 'inetOrgPerson' defined in [RFC2798] for non-personal mail addresses is not needed.

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

This document is being discussed on the ldapext@ietf.org mailing list.

2. Attribute Type Definition

The attribute type 'intlMailAdr' is defined for storing internationalized email addressess like used in [RFC5335] and [RFC5336].

    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.5427.1.389.4.18
      NAME 'intlMailAdr'
      DESC 'Internationalized Email Address'
      EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
      SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
      SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15 )
      

3. Object Class Definition

Entries of auxiliary object class 'mailboxRelatedObject' MAY contain the following optional attributes: 'mail' [RFC4524] 'displayName' [RFC2798] 'intlMailAdr'

    ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.5427.1.389.6.9
      NAME 'mailboxRelatedObject'
      DESC 'Associated RFC 2822 mailbox for any entry'
      AUXILIARY
      MAY ( displayName $ mail $ intlMailAdr ) )
      

4. IANA Considerations

The OID arc used for the object class defintion is:
iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) private(4) enter-prise(1) stroeder.com(5427) public(1) ldap(389) objectClasses(6)

5. Security Considerations

The introduction of these object classes does not impact the security of the Internet or a particular LDAP directory service.

Security considerations for LDAP in general are discussed in documents comprising the technical specification [RFC4510].

6. References

6.1. Normative References

6.2. Informative References

Author's Address