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uhMetaData

uhMetaData

Owned by mhodges
Last updated: Jul 30, 2021

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 DatadataOrigin=<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 whereany 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

  1. (warning)  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.

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