LDAPv3 Extension mechanisms (III)
Root DSE Entry
- a special entry in the LDAP server
- contains attributes that describe the server:
- namingContext (which part of the DIT)
- subschemaSubentry (supported schema)
- altServer (alternate Server that should contain the same data)
- supportedLDAPVersion
- has attributes that describe which extensions are supported:
- supportedExtensions
- supportedControls
- supportedSASLMechanisms