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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
(protocol)

Transport protocol.

ldap

Port
(port)

Machine port number the service is binding to. This port number can be given at service level only.

389

Path
(path)

HTTP path for the SOAP request.

HTTP Method
(method)

HTTP method of the URL adapter call. Default is "POST" if no value is specified.

get (default)

Advanced

Options
(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

URL
(proxyURL)

URL of the proxy server.

User
(proxyUser)

Proxy user.

Protocol
(proxyType)

Type of the proxy.

one of: HTTP, SOCKS5

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