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Network Working Group S. Kille Request for Comments: 1836 ISODE Consortium Category: Experimental August 1995

           Representing the O/R Address hierarchy in the
                  X.500 Directory Information Tree

Status of this Memo

 This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
 community.  This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any
 kind.  Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
 Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

 This document defines a representation of the O/R Address hierarchy
 in the Directory Information Tree [6, 1].  This is useful for a range
 of purposes, including:

o Support for MHS Routing [4].

o Support for X.400/RFC 822 address mappings [2, 5].

               Object Class               Mandatory
               ------------               ---------
               mHSCountry                 M
               aDMD                       M
               pRMD                       O
               mHSX121                    O
               mHSNumericUserIdentifier   O
               mHSOrganization            O
               mHSOrganizationalUnit      O
               mHSPerson                  O
               mHSNamedObject             O
               mHSTerminalID              O
               mHSDomainDefinedAttribute  O
       Table 1:  Order of O/R Address Directory Components

1. The O/R Address Hierarchy

 An O/R Address hierarchy is represented in the X.500 directory by
 associating directory name components with O/R Address components.
 An example of this is given in Figure 1.  The object classes and
 attributes required to support this representation are defined in
 Figure 2.  The schema, which defines the hierarchy in which these

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 objects are represented in the directory information tree is
 specified in Table 1.  A given object class defined in the table will
 always be higher in the DIT than an object class defined lower down
 the table.  Valid combinations of O/R Address components are defined
 in X.400.
                                /\
                               /   \
                  C=GB        /      \   Numeric-C=234
                             /         \
                            /            \
                           /               \
              +------------+<----------------+----+
              | Country    |                 |    |
              +------------+                 +----+
                   /\
                  /   \
                 /      \
                /         \
   ADMD=" "    /            \  ADMD=Gold 400
   +-------------+         +------------+
   |   ADMD      |         |   ADMD     |
   +-------------+         +------------+
         \                     \
           \                     \
             \ PRMD=UK.AC          \ PRMD=UK.AC
               \                     \
              +----------+             +----+
              |  PRMD    |< -----------|    |
              +----------+             +----+
                   /
                  /
               O=UCL
                /
               /
   +------------+
   | MHS-Org    |
   +------------+
        \
          \  OU=CS
            \
              \
            +-----------+
            | MHS-OU    |
            +-----------+
                  Figure 1:  Example O/R Address Tree

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IMPORTS

ub-domain-name-length, ub-organization-name-length,
ub-organizational-unit-name-length, ub-common-name-length,
ub-x121-address-length, ub-domain-defined-attribute-type-length,
ub-domain-defined-attribute-value-length, ub-terminal-id-length,
ub-numeric-user-id-length, ub-country-name-numeric-length,
ub-surname-length, ub-given-name-length,  ub-initials-length,
ub-generation-qualifier-length
  FROM MTSUpperBounds {joint-iso-ccitt mhs-motis(6) mts(3)        10
      modules(0) upper-bounds(3) };

mHSCountry OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {country}
  MAY CONTAIN {mHSNumericCountryName}
  ID oc-mhs-country}

mHSNumericCountryName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  WITH SYNTAX NumericString (SIZE (1..ub-country-name-numeric-length))
  SINGLE VALUE                                                    20
  ID at-mhs-numeric-country-name}

aDMD OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {aDMDName}
  ID oc-admd}

aDMDName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF name
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-domain-name-length}             30
  ID at-admd-name}

pRMD OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {pRMDName}
  ID oc-prmd}

pRMDName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF name
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-domain-name-length}             40
  ID at-prmd-name}

mHSOrganization OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {mHSOrganizationName }
  ID oc-mhs-organization}

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mHSOrganizationName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF organizationName
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-organization-name-length}       50
  ID at-mhs-organization-name}

mHSOrganizationalUnit OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {mHSOrganizationalUnitName}
  ID oc-mhs-organizational-unit}

mHSOrganizationalUnitName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF organizationalUnitName                               60
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-organizational-unit-name-length}
  ID at-mhs-organizational-unit-name}

mHSPerson OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {mHSSurname}
  MAY CONTAIN {mHSGivenName|
              mHSInitials|
              mHSGenerationalQualifier}
  ID oc-mhs-person}                                               70

mHSSurname ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF surname
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-surname-lenght}
  ID at-mhs-surname}

mHSGivenName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF givenName
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-given-name-length}
  ID at-mhs-given-name}                                           80

mHSInitials ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF initials
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-initials-length}
  ID at-mhs-initials}

mHSGenerationQualifier ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF generationQualifier
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-generation-qualifier-length}
  ID at-mhs-generation-qualifier}                                 90

mHSNamedObject OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {mHSCommonName}
  ID oc-mhs-named-object}

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mHSCommonName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF commonName
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-common-name-length}
  ID at-mhs-common-name}                                         100

mHSX121 OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {mHSX121Address}
  ID oc-mhs-x121}

mHSX121Address ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF name
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-x121-address-length}
  ID at-x121-address}                                            110

mHSDomainDefinedAttribute OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {
      mHSDomainDefinedAttributeType|
      mHSDomainDefinedAttributeValue}
  ID oc-mhs-domain-defined-attribute}

mHSDomainDefinedAttributeType ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF name                                                120
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-domain-defined-attribute-type-length}
  SINGLE VALUE
  ID at-mhs-domain-defined-attribute-type}

mHSDomainDefinedAttributeValue ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF name
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-domain-defined-attribute-value-length}
  SINGLE VALUE
  ID at-mhs-domain-defined-attribute-value}
                                                                 130

mHSTerminalID OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {mHSTerminalIDName}
  ID oc-mhs-terminal-id}

mHSTerminalIDName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF name
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-terminal-id-length}
  ID at-mhs-terminal-id-name}                                    140

mHSNumericUserIdentifier OBJECT-CLASS ::= {

  SUBCLASS OF {top}
  MUST CONTAIN {mHSNumericUserIdentifierName}
  ID oc-mhs-numeric-user-id}

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mHSNumericeUserIdentifierName ATTRIBUTE ::= {

  SUBTYPE OF name
  WITH SYNTAX DirectoryString {ub-numeric-user-id-length}        150
  ID at-mhs-numeric-user-id-name}
                  Figure 2:  O/R_Address Hierarchy

The hierarchy is defined so that:

1. The representation is defined so that it is straightforward to

  make a mechanical transformation in either direction.  This
  requires that each node is named by an attribute whose type can
  determine the mapping.

2. Where there are multiple domain defined attributes, the first in

  the sequence is the most significant.

3. Physical Delivery (postal) addresses are not represented in this

  hierarchy.  This is primarily because physical delivery can be
  handled by the Access Unit routing mechanisms defined in [4], and
  there is no need for this representation.

4. Terminal and network forms of address are not handled, except for

  X.121 form, which is useful for addressing faxes.

5. MHSCountry is defined as a subclass of Country, and so the same

  entry will be used for MHS Routing as for the rest of the DIT.

6. The numeric country code will be an alias.

7. ADMD will always be present in the hierarchy. This is true in the

  case of " " and of "0".  This facilitates an easy mechanical
  transformation between the two forms of address.

8. Each node is named by the relevant part of the O/R Address.

9. Aliases may be used in other parts of the tree, in order to

  normalise alternate values.  Where an alias is used, the value of
  the alias should be present as an alternate value in the node
  aliased to.  Aliases may not be used for domain defined
  attributes.

10. Domain Defined Attributes are named by a multi-valued RDN

  (Relative Distinguished Name), consisting of the type and value.
  This is done so that standard attribute syntaxes can be used.

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11. Where an O/R Address has a valid Printable String and T.61 form,

  both must be present, with one as an alias for the other.  This is
  so that direct lookup of the name will work, independent of the
  variant used.  When both are present in an O/R Address being
  looked up, either may be used to construct the distinguished name.

12. Personal name is handled by use of the mHSPerson object class.

  Each of the components of the personal name will be present in the
  relative distinguished name, which will usually be multi-valued.
 The relationship between X.400 O/R Addresses and the X.400 Entries
 (Attribute Type and Object Class) are given in Table 2.  Where there
 are multiple Organizational Units or Domain Defined Attributes, each
 component is mapped onto a single X.500 entry.
 Note: When an X.121 address is used for addressing fax transmission,
     this may only be done relative to the PRMD or ADMD. This is in
     line with the current X.400 standards position.  This means that
     it is not possible to use this form of addressing for an
     organisational or departmental fax gateway service.

O/R Address Object Class Naming Attribute ———– ———— —————- C mHSCountry countryName

                                      or
                                      mHSNumericCountryName

A aDMD aDMDName P pRMD pRMDName O mHSOrganization mHSOrganizationName OU/OU1/OU2 mHSOrganizationalUnit mHSOrganizationalUnitName OU3/OU4 PN mHSPerson personName CN mHSNamedObject mHSCommonName X121 mHSX121 mHSX121Address T-ID mHSTerminalID mHSTerminalIDName UA-ID mHSNumericUserIdentifier mHSNumericUserIdentifierName DDA mHSDomainDefinedAttribute mHSDomainDefinedAttributeType

                                      and
                                      mHSDomainDefinedAttributeValue
       Table 2:  O/R Address relationship to Directory Name

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2. Notation

 O/R Addresses are written in the standard X.400 Notation.
 Distinguished Names use the string representation of distinguished
 names defined in [3].  The keywords used for the attributes defined
 in this specification are given in Table 3.

3. Example Representation

 The O/R Address:
 I=S; S=Kille; OU1=CS; O=UCL,
 P=UK.AC; A=Gold 400; C=GB;
 would be represented in the directory as:
 MHS-I=S + MHS-S=Kille, MHS-OU=CS, MHS-O=UCL,
          Attribute                       Keyword
          ---------                       -------
          mHSNumericCountryName           MHS-Numeric-Country
          aDMDName                        ADMD
          pRMDName                        PRMD
          mHSOrganizationName             MHS-O
          mHSOrganizationalUnitName       MHS-OU
          mHSSurname                      MHS-S
          mHSGivenName                    MHS-G
          mHSInitials                     MHS-I
          mHSGenerationalQualifier        MHS-GQ
          mHSCommonName                   MHS-CN
          mHSX121Address                  MHS-X121
          mHSDomainDefinedAttributeType   MHS-DDA-Type
          mHSDomainDefinedAttributeValue  MHS-DDA-Value
          mHSTerminalIDName               MHS-T-ID
          mHSNumericeUserIdentifierName   MHS-UA-ID
            Table 3:  Keywords for String DN Representation
 PRMD=UK.AC, ADMD=Gold 400, C=GB

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4. Mapping from O/R Address to Directory Name

 The primary application of this mapping is to take an X.400 encoded
 O/R Address and to generate an equivalent directory name.  This
 mapping is only used for selected types of O/R Address:
 o  Mnemonic form
 o  Numeric form
 o  Terminal form, where country is present and X121 addressing is
    used
 Other forms of O/R address are handled by Access Unit mechanisms.
 The O/R Address is treated as an ordered list, with the order as
 defined in Table 1.  For each O/R Address attribute, generate the
 equivalent directory naming attribute.  In most cases, the mapping is
 mechanical.  Printable String or Teletex encodings are chosen as
 appropriate.  Where both forms are present in the O/R Address, either
 form may be used to generate the distinguished name.  Both will be
 represented in the DIT. There are two special cases:
 1.  A DDA generates a multi-valued RDN
 2.  The Personal Name is mapped to a multi-valued RDN
 In many cases, an O/R Address will be provided, and only the higher
 components of the address will be represented in the DIT. In this
 case, the "longest possible match" should be returned.

5. Mapping from Directory Name to O/R Address

 The reverse mapping is also needed in some cases.  All of the naming
 attributes are unique, so the mapping is mechanically reversible.

6. Acknowledgements

 Acknowledgements for work on this document are given in [4].

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References

 [1] The Directory --- overview of concepts, models and services,
     1993. CCITT X.500 Series Recommendations.
 [2] Kille, S., "Mapping between X.400(1988)/ISO 10021 and RFC 822",
     RFC 1327, Department of Computer Science, University College
     London, May 1992.
 [3] Kille, S., "A String Representation of Distinguished Names",
     RFC 1779, Department of Computer Science, University College
     London, March 1995.
 [4] Kille, S., "MHS Use of the X.500 Directory to Support MHS
     Routing, RFC 1801, ISODE Consortium, June 1995.
 [5] Kille, S., "Use of the X.500 Directory to Support Mapping between
     X.400 and RFC 822 Addresses, RFC 1838, ISODE Consortium,
     August 1995.
 [6] CCITT recommendations X.400 / ISO 10021, April 1988. CCITT
     SG 5/VII / ISO/IEC JTC1, Message Handling:  System and Service
     Overview.

7. Security Considerations

 Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

8. Author's Address

 Steve Kille
 ISODE Consortium
 The Dome
 The Square
 Richmond
 TW9 1DT
 England
 Phone:  +44-81-332-9091
 Internet EMail:  S.Kille@ISODE.COM
 X.400:  I=S; S=Kille; O=ISODE Consortium; P=ISODE;
 A=Mailnet; C=FI;
 DN: CN=Steve Kille,
 O=ISODE Consortium, C=GB
 UFN: S. Kille, ISODE Consortium, GB

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A. Object Identifier Assignment

  1. ———————————————————————-

mhs-ds OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1)

           private(4) enterprises(1) isode-consortium (453) mhs-ds (7)}
 tree OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {mhs-ds 2}
 oc OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {tree 1}
 at OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {tree 2}
 oc-admd OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 1}                                10
 oc-mhs-country OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 2}
 oc-mhs-domain-defined-attribute OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 3}
 oc-mhs-named-object OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 4}
 oc-mhs-organization OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 5}
 oc-mhs-organizational-unit OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 6}
 oc-mhs-person OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 7}
 oc-mhs-x121 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 8}
 oc-prmd OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 9}
 oc-mhs-terminal-id OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 10}
 oc-mhs-numeric-user-id OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {oc 11}                20
 at-admd-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 1}
 at-mhs-common-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 2}
 at-mhs-domain-defined-attribute-type OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 3}
 at-mhs-domain-defined-attribute-value OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 4}
 at-mhs-numeric-country-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 5}
 at-mhs-organization-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 6}
 at-mhs-organizational-unit-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 7}
 at-prmd-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 10}
 at-x121-address OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 12}                       30
 at-mhs-terminal-id-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 13}
 at-mhs-numeric-user-id-name  OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 14}
 at-mhs-surname OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 15}
 at-mhs-given-name OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 16}
 at-mhs-initials OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 17}
 at-mhs-generation-qualifier OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {at 18}
 Figure 3:  Object Identifier Assignment

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