Element Name

uhMetaData

Description

Provide metadata that allows an application to associate application-specific information with an LDAP entry. This application-specific information can contain one or more values that the application can use to identify and update the LDAP entrees it manages.

As of this writing, this attribute is mostly useful for those reading data from the ou=misc,dc=hawaii,dc=edu LDAP branch. It identifies departmental and visitor (VIA) entries.

UH Data Classification

Restricted per Executive Policy 2.214

LDAP Attribute Info

Name: uhMetaData
OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.2160.1.1.1.65
Indexing: no
Required: no
Multivalued: yes

Required Format for Storage

string

Format for Raw Data	dataOrigin=<value>[,name2=value2,name3=value3,...]
where	dataOrigin is required
and where	value={hris,rcuh,sece,sis,uhims,wpms,via} (only "uhims" and "via" are currently being used here)
and where	any subsequent tuples are comma-delimited and entirely optional

Example Stored Data

dataOrigin=via,requesterID=jdoe
dataOrigin=uhims,usernameType=misc

Systems of Record

UH Identity Management System (UHIMS),

Visitor Internet Access System (VIA)

Notes

BE CAREFUL NOT TO DELETE SOMEONE ELSE'S uhMetaData VALUES. There may be more than one uhMetaData for an LDAP entry, so be sure to only delete or modify your uhMetaData value. If using LDIF, never use "replace: uhMetaData" to set your uhMetaData value.