Re: dump method for binary values

[Kurt D. Z. <Ku...@Op...>]

At 11:22 AM 2/1/01 +0000, Chris Ridd wrote:
>Or have I got this wrong?

Yes. A value presented in LDIF MUST have the same value when
extracted from LDIF.  Values should not be altered by LDIF
engines on input or output.  LDIF engines encode values, they
don't alter values (hence no syntax information is needed).

If the value is presentable directly, without any alteration,
as a SAFE-STRING form (regardless of the values actual syntax),
then it may be presented using this form.  Otherwise the
value is presented in base64 form.

Note: In regards to DNs, the LDIF comment only applies to the
"dn:".  Please note that both versions of the protocol restricts
LDAPDN to a subsets of UTF-8.  In particular, LDAPv2 restricts
LDAPDN values to IA5 (RFC 1777, Section 4, top of page 4).

Kurt