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Marm
Marm

Reputation: 249

LDAP - Meaning of objectClass = top

I was dealing with some LDAP entries and I am wondering myself why "objectClass = top" is always a part of each entry. According to the internet this stands for the highest level any objectClass, but why is it there in any entry?

An example can be found here.

Upvotes: 14

Views: 11775

Answers (1)

Ludovic Poitou
Ludovic Poitou

Reputation: 4876

top is an abstract object class that is the parent of every LDAP object class. It is the one that defines that every object in LDAP must have an objectClass attribute.

Upvotes: 12

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