Re: AW: AW: Case-Sensitivity of DistinguishedName?

[Emmanuel Lécharny <el...@gmail.com>]

Eternach, Andreas (EXT) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using ADS version 1.5.2.
>
> In the meantime I performed a network-analyses with WireShark. It turnet out, that Apache-DS returns case-sensitive distinguishednames.
>
> So the Java/Spring-implementation performes the conversion to lower-case.
>   
ok, makes sense. Thanks for having checked !
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>
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> Von: Emmanuel Lécharny [mailto:elecharny@gmail.com] 
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. Juli 2008 11:10
> An: Eternach, Andreas (EXT)
> Betreff: Re: AW: Case-Sensitivity of DistinguishedName?
>
> Eternach, Andreas (EXT) wrote:
>   
>>  
>> What is the exact problem you have ?
>>
>> I am developing a program, which reads some configuration-objects via LDAP from Apache-DS.
>>
>> E.g. ProductId=ABC, dc=siemens, dc=com
>>
>> Internally I map the configuration on a Hashmap-interface. So far so good.
>> If another component queries for the item 'ProductId=ABC' I lowercase the query to 'productid=ABC' and everything is fine.
>>
>> But I have another component that calls BeanUtils.copyProperties on my HashMap-interface and performes the queries on the result ...
>>
>> So this is more an application-internal problem, but I thought LDAP supports case-sensitive distinguished names.
>> (At least the Apache-Studio displays case-sensitive Distinguished-Names).
>>   
>>     
> Apache Directory Server will return the DN as it ha been stored. For 
> instance, if you inject a dn like :
> ProductID=ABC, dc=siemens,dc=com,
>
> you should get it back with the very same casing.
>
> Which version of apache DS are you using ? (some older versions did not 
> correctly stored the DN as provided).
>
> Thanks !
>
>   


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