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LDAP Models

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The LDAP information model defines the types of data and basic units of information you can store in your directory. The basic unit of information in the directory is the entry, a collection of information about an object. Often, the information in an entry describes some real-world object, such as a person. In a typical directory, you find thousands of entries that correspond to people, departments, servers, printers, and other real-world objects in the organization. Figure 3 shows part of a typical directory, with objects corresponding to some of the real-world objects in the organization.

Figure 3. Sample LDAP Directory

Where:

	O	Organization
	OU	Organizational unit
	UID	User ID

An entry is comprised of a set of attributes, each of which describes one particular trait of the object. Each attribute has a type and one or more values. The type describes the kind of information contained in the attribute, and the value contains the actual data.

For example, an entry for a person may have the following attribute types and values:

Attribute	Description	Example
cn	Common Name	Rick Aitken
sn	Surname	Aitken
password	User ID	lucky456
mail	eMail Address	raitken@ Siebel.com

You can create your own objects and attributes that are meaningful to your organization.

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