Using the URL Adapter with the LDAP Protocol

With the URL adapter it is also possible to access LDAP servers. The special URL format to access LDAP is specified in RFC 2255.
It has the form the following form:

ldap://server:port/<DN>?<attributes>?<scope>?<filter>?<extension>
DN	The starting point in the directory tree.
attributes	The fields to be returned.
scope	The search logic (e.g. sub for sub-tree search).
filter	The search query.
extension	Further functionality like bindings (=login). For examples see RFC 2255.

The URL adapter only supports read access to LDAP repositories.

The LDAP browser by SoftTerra is a useful, free tool to browse LDAP servers.

Alias Attributes

Find below a list of relevant alias attributes, if the URL adapter is used with the LDAP protocol. Default values used when an option is not explicitly set are written in bold.

Attribute	Description	Allowed Values / Examples
Standard
protocol	Transport protocol.	ldap
port	Machine port number the service is binding to. This port number can be given at service level only.	389
path	HTTP path for the SOAP request.
method	HTTP method of the URL adapter call. Default is "POST" if no value is specified.	get (default)
Advanced
options	Native cURL options as listed on Setting cURL Options on the URL Adapter. Use one of the following syntax rules: values separated by `','` in one line values separated by `' '` in one line list of tagged values	valid cURL options, e.g. `CURLOPT_TIMEOUT=20`
Proxy
proxyURL	URL of the proxy server.
proxyUser	Proxy user.
proxyType	Type of the proxy.	one of: `HTTP`, `SOCKS5`

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