Unique Identifier (uid)
| Definition: |
Unique identifier assigned to every entry in the directory.
Texas A&M uses this attribute as the relative distinguished name (RDN) for entries in the people branch. An RDN of this format was chosen because it presents a very large namespace, assists in separating directory entries from easily matchable, personal identifiers, and allows the flexibility of separating directory entry management from login and email attributes. Many LDAP-enabled products expect the RDN to be the NetID. However, RDNs are expected to change infrequently. The NetID at Texas A&M is required to be modifiable, making it inappropriate for use as an RDN. |
| Attribute Name: | 'uid' 'userid' |
| OID: | 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1 |
| URN: | urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1 |
| Object Class: | inetOrgPerson, tamuPerson |
| Required: | yes (by tamuPerson) |
| Multiple Values: | Single-valued |
| Format: |
Directory String {256} Value is a 32-character hexadecimal string. |
| Controlled Vocabulary: | not applicable |
| Source: | Generated at time LDAP entry is created. |
| Indexing: |
Presence (pres): Improves searches for entries that contain the indexed attribute. Equality (eq): Improves searches for entries that contain an attribute that is set to a specific value. |
| Search Syntax: | EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch SUBSTR caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch |
| Access: | Account owner, authenticated users, and nonauthenticated (anonymous) users have read access. |
| Usage: | directory search |
| Example(s): | 79094b873aa31720a4bbcd59b45df5d2 |