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Introduction
Elements of the Meta-Schema

Syntaxes
MatchingRules
ObjectClasses
AttributeType
DITStructureRules
NameForms
DITContentRules
MatchingRuleUses

Description of currently existing schemas

Introduction

We want to store the schema into ADS as any other entries. We have to define the minimum set of ObjectClasses an AttributeTypes needed to be able to bootstrap the schema.

All the ObjectClass will depend on the MetaObjectClass element, which is hard wired in the server.
All the AttributeTypes will depend on the MetaAttributeType element, which is hard wired in the server.

The new Syntaxes will use the OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.0.N
The new MatchingRules will use the OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.1.N
The new AttributesType will use the OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.N
The new ObjectClasses will use the OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.3.N
The new DITStructureRules will use the OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.4.N
The new NameForms will use the OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.5.N

We will use OIDs 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.1.1.0.0.N for Meta objects.

Here, the prefix 1.3.6.1.4.1.18060 is the one declared to IANA to represent the Apache Foundation and the next 1.1 values are used specifically for Apache Directory.

Elements of the Meta-Schema

The MetaSchema will be presented in MetaSchema schema, but before, we must define some elements in this page.

Syntaxes

We must define the minimum set of syntaxes.

Those are following the following grammar (from RFC 4512 ) :

<SyntaxDescription> ::=
    <LPAREN> <WSP>
         <numericoid>
         ( <SP> "DESC" <SP> <qdstring> )?
         <extensions> <WSP>
    <RPAREN>

34 of them are defined in RFC 4517. For instance, here the definition of Boolean syntax :

3.3.3.  Boolean

   A value of the Boolean syntax is one of the Boolean values, true or
   false.  The LDAP-specific encoding of a value of this syntax is
   defined by the following ABNF:

      Boolean = "TRUE" / "FALSE"

   The LDAP definition for the Boolean syntax is:

      ( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7 DESC 'Boolean' )

   This syntax corresponds to the BOOLEAN ASN.1 type from [ASN.1].

Here are the new one we need to implement the MetaSchema, described in the following table :

Desc	OID	Extensions	rules
objectClassType	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.0.1	-	Should be one of those 3 strings : ABSTRACT STRUCTURAL AUXILIARY
numericOid	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.0.2	-	Must be a valid numeric OID
attributeTypeUsage	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.0.3	-	Should be one of those 4 strings : userApplications directoryOperation distributedOperation dSAOperation
number	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.0.4	-	Must be a number
oidLen	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.0.5	-	Must be a valid numeric oid followed by a length constraint
objectName	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.0.6	-	Must be a valid name a-zA-Z([a-zA-Z0-9-;])*

MatchingRules

The Matching rules are defined in RFC 4512 :

<MatchingRuleDescription> ::= <LPAREN> <WSP>
         <numericoid> <MRParameters>
         <SP> "SYNTAX" <SP> <numericoid>
         <extensions> <WSP> <RPAREN>

<MRParameters> ::=
    ( <SP> "NAME" <SP> <qdstrings> |
    <SP> "DESC" <SP> <qdstring> |
    <SP> "OBSOLETE" )+

Here are the new MatchingRules :

Name	OID	Desc	Obsolete	Syntax	Extensions
OidMatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.1.1.0.2.1	Match an OID	no	*OID*	-
BooleanMatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.1.1.0.2.2	Match a Boolean	no	Boolean	-
NameOrOidMatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.1.1.0.2.3	Match a name or an OID	no	*NameOrOid*	-
TypeMatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.1.1.0.2.4	Match a type of ObjectClass	no	*Type*	-
UsageMatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.1.1.0.2.5	Match an attributeType Usage	no	*Usage*	-

ObjectClasses

The ObjectClass element is described in RFC 4512 :

<ObjectClassDescription> ::=
          <LPAREN> <SP> <numericoid> <ocparameters> <extensions> <WSP> <RPAREN>

// Each parameters should not be seen more than once
<ocparameters>  ::=
    ( <SP> "NAME" <SP> <qdescrs>
    | <SP> "DESC" <SP> <qdstring>
    | <SP> "OBSOLETE"
    | <SP> "SUP" <SP> <oids>
    | <SP> ( "ABSTRACT" | "STRUCTURAL" | "AUXILIARY" )
    | <SP> "MUST" <SP> <oids>
    | <SP> "MAY" <SP> <oids> )+

Here we have some elements which are already in the schema :

attributetype ( 2.5.4.0
	NAME 'objectClass'
	DESC 'RFC2256: object classes of the entity'
	EQUALITY objectIdentifierMatch
	SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.38
 )

attributetype ( 2.5.4.13
	NAME 'description'
	DESC 'RFC2256: descriptive information'
	EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
	SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
	SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{1024}
 )

attributetype ( 2.5.4.41
	NAME 'name'
	DESC 'RFC2256: common supertype of name attributes'
	EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
	SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
	SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}
 )

The other ones must be defined. Here is a table grouping all the missing elements :

Name	OID	Desc	Sup	Equality	Ordering	Substr	Syntax	SingleValue	Collective
m-oid	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.1	The Object Identifier	-	*OidMatch*	-	-	*OID*	yes	-
m-name	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.2	The Object name	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch	*objectName* {32768}	no	-
m-description	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.3	The object description	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch	1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{1024}	yes	-
m-obsolete	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.4	The type is obsolete	-	*BooleanMatch*	-	-	Boolean	yes	-
m-supObjectClass	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.5	The list of superiors	-	*NameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	no	-
m-must	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.6	The list of mandatory ATs	-	*NameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	no	-
m-may	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.7	The list of authorized ATs	-	*NameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	no	-
m-typeObjectClass	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.8	The ObjectClass type	-	*TypeObjectClassMatch*	-	-	*TypeObjectClass*	yes	-
m-extensionObjectClass	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.9	An objectclass extension	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	-	1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}	no	-

AttributeType

The AttributeType element is described in RFC 4512 :

<AttributeTypeDescription> = <LPAREN> <WSP> <numericoid> <atparameters> <extensions> <WSP> <RPAREN>

// Each parameters should not be seen more than once
<atparameters>  ::=
    (<SP> "NAME" <SP> <qdescrs>
    | <SP> "DESC" <SP> qdstring
    | <SP> "OBSOLETE"
    | <SP> "SUP" <SP> <oid>
    | <SP> "EQUALITY" <SP> <oid>
    | <SP> "ORDERING" <SP> <oid>
    | <SP> "SUBSTR" <SP> <oid>
    | <SP> "SYNTAX" <SP> <noidlen>
    | <SP> "SINGLE-VALUE"
    | <SP> "COLLECTIVE"
    | <SP> "NO-USER-MODIFICATION"
    | <SP> "USAGE" <SP> <usage>)+

Here we have some elements which are already in the schema :

attributetype ( 2.5.4.13
	NAME 'description'
	DESC 'RFC2256: descriptive information'
	EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
	SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
	SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{1024}
 )

attributetype ( 2.5.4.41
	NAME 'name'
	DESC 'RFC2256: common supertype of name attributes'
	EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
	SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch
	SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}
 )

The other ones must be defined. Here is a table grouping all the missing elements :

Name	OID	Desc	Sup	Equality	Ordering	Substr	Syntax	SingleValue	Collective
m-supAttributeType	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.10	The list of superior	-	*nameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	yes	-
m-equality	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.11	Equality matching rule	-	*nameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	yes	-
m-ordering	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.12	Ordering matching rule	-	*nameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	yes	-
m-substr	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.13	Substring matching rule	-	*nameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	yes	-
m-syntax	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.14	The attribute syntax	-	*nameOrOidMatch*	-	-	*NameOrOid*	yes	-
m-singleValue	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.15	The attribute is single valued	-	*BooleanMatch*	-	-	Boolean	yes	-
m-collective	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.16	The attribute is collective	-	*BooleanMatch*	-	-	Boolean	yes	-
m-noUserModification	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.17	The attribute is protected	-	*BooleanMatch*	-	-	Boolean	yes	-
m-usage	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.18	Type of operation	-	*UsageMatch*	-	-	*Usage*	yes	-
m-extensionAttribyteType	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.19	Extension for attributeType	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	-	1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}	no	-

Ordering is useless, so is Substr.

DITStructureRules

The DITStructureRule element is described in RFC 4512 :

<DITStructureRule> = <LPAREN> <WSP> <ruleid> <dsrparameters> <extensions> <WSP> <RPAREN>

// Each parameters should not be seen more than once
<dsrparameters>  ::=
    ( <SP> "NAME" <SP> <qdescrs>
    | <SP> "DESC" <SP> qdstring
    | <SP> "OBSOLETE"
    | <SP> "FORM" <SP> <oid>
    | <SP> "SUP" <SP> <ruleids>) +

The other ones must be defined. Here is a table grouping all the missing elements :

Name	OID	Desc	Sup	Equality	Ordering	Substr	Syntax	SingleValue	Collective
m-ruleId	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.20	The rule ID	-	*ruleIdMatch*	-	-	*RuleId*	yes	-
m-form	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.21	The name form associated with this DITStructure rule	-	*oidMatch*	-	-	*RuleIds*	yes	-
m-supDitStructureRule	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.22	The list of superiors	-	*ruleIdsMatch*	-	-	*Oid*	no	-
m-extensionDITStructureRule	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.23	Extensions for DITStructureRule	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	-	1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}	no	-

NameForms

The NameForm element is described in RFC 4512 :

<NameForm> = <LPAREN> <WSP> <numericOid> <nfParameters> <extensions> <WSP> <RPAREN>

// Each parameters should not be seen more than once
<nfParameters>  ::=
    ( <SP> "NAME" <SP> <qdescrs>
    | <SP> "DESC" <SP> qdstring
    | <SP> "OBSOLETE"
    | <SP> "OC" <SP> <oid>
    | <SP> "MUST" <SP> <oids>
    | <SP> "MAY" <SP> <oids> ) +

The other ones must be defined. Here is a table grouping all the missing elements :

Name	OID	Desc	Sup	Equality	Ordering	Substr	Syntax	SingleValue	Collective
m-oc	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.24	The structural ObjectClass	-	numericOidMatch	-	-	Oid	yes	-
m-extensionNameForm	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.25	Extensions for NameForm	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	-	1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}	no	-

DITContentRules

The DITContentRule element is described in RFC 4512 :

<DITContentRule> = <LPAREN> <WSP> <numericOid> <dcrParameters> <extensions> <WSP> <RPAREN>

// Each parameters should not be seen more than once
<dcrParameters>  ::=
    ( <SP> "NAME" <SP> <qdescrs>
    | <SP> "DESC" <SP> qdstring
    | <SP> "OBSOLETE"
    | <SP> "AUX" <SP> <oids>
    | <SP> "MUST" <SP> <oids>
    | <SP> "MAY" <SP> <oids>
    | <SP> "NOT" <SP> <oids> ) +

The other ones must be defined. Here is a table grouping all the missing elements :

Name	OID	Desc	Sup	Equality	Ordering	Substr	Syntax	SingleValue	Collective
m-aux	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.26	List of auxiliary ObjectClasses	-	numericOidMatch	-	-	Oids	no	-
m-not	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.27	List of precluded attribute types	-	numericOidMatch	-	-	Oids	no	-
m-extensionDITContentRule	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.28	Extensions for DITContentRule	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	-	1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}	no	-

MatchingRuleUses

The MatchingRuleUse element is described in RFC 4512 :

<MatchingRuleUse> = <LPAREN> <WSP> <numericOid> <mruParameters> <extensions> <WSP> <RPAREN>

// Each parameters should not be seen more than once
<mruParameters>  ::=
    ( <SP> "NAME" <SP> <qdescrs>
    | <SP> "DESC" <SP> qdstring
    | <SP> "OBSOLETE"
    | <SP> "APPLIES" <SP> <oids> ) +

The other ones must be defined. Here is a table grouping all the missing elements :

Name	OID	Desc	Sup	Equality	Ordering	Substr	Syntax	SingleValue	Collective
m-applies	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.29	List of attribute types the matching rule applies to	-	numericOidMatch	-	-	Oids	no	-
m-extensionMatchingRuleUse	1.3.6.1.4.1.18060.0.4.0.2.30	Extensions for DITContentRule	-	caseIgnoreMatch	-	-	1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15{32768}	no	-

Description of currently existing schemas

All the current schemas objects are described with the new syntax in those pages :

Schema	ObjectClasses	AttributeTypes
apache	apache ObjectClasses	apache AttributeTypes
apachedns	apachedns ObjectClasses	apachedns AttributeTypes
autofs	autofs ObjectClasses	autofs AttributeTypes
collective	collective ObjectClasses	collective AttributeTypes
corba	corba ObjectClasses	corba AttributeTypes
core	core ObjectClasses	core AttributeTypes
cosine	cosine ObjectClasses	cosine AttributeTypes
dhcp	dhcp ObjectClasses	dhcp AttributeTypes
inetorgPerson	inetorgPerson ObjectClasses	inetorgPerson AttributeTypes
java	java ObjectClasses	java AttributeTypes
krb5kdc	krb5kdc ObjectClasses	krb5kdc AttributeTypes
misc	misc ObjectClasses	misc AttributeTypes
mozilla	mozilla ObjectClasses	mozilla AttributeTypes
nis	nis ObjectClasses	nis AttributeTypes
samba	samba ObjectClasses	samba AttributeTypes
system	system ObjectClasses	system AttributeTypes

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About Apache

Introduction

Elements of the Meta-Schema

Syntaxes

MatchingRules

ObjectClasses

AttributeType

DITStructureRules

NameForms

DITContentRules

MatchingRuleUses

Description of currently existing schemas