LDAP Directory Client Batch Entry Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current LDAP methods require specifying the distinguished name (DN) for each entry when performing operations on multiple entries, leading to inefficiencies in bandwidth usage, processing resources, and error-prone data entry due to repetitive information transmission.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where a single LDAP request message can specify how to determine the DN for multiple entries using variation criteria such as logical functions, inequalities, and regular expressions, allowing operations like adding, modifying, or deleting entries without needing to include each entry's DN individually.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the LDAP request message specifies the DN for each of the multiple entries individually, then the operation can be performed accurately on each entry, but the bandwidth usage and processing resources increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a template entry as a copy that defines the common structure and attributes for multiple entries. Instead of specifying each entry individually, the system creates copies of the template entry by applying variation criteria to generate DNs for multiple entries, thereby reducing the amount of data that needs to be transmitted while maintaining operational accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The template entry serves as a universal model that can be applied to generate multiple specific entries. The single template message performs the function of defining the structure for all multiple entries, making the system more efficient by using one message to accomplish what would otherwise require multiple individual messages
2Reliability
If the LDAP request message includes all necessary information for each of the multiple entries, then the operation can be completed without errors, but the message size and processing burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information into two parts: a template entry that contains the common structure and attributes, and variation criteria that define how to generate specific DNs. This segmentation allows the system to separate the repetitive common information from the variable specific information, reducing overall message complexity while maintaining data consistency
Solution Approach 2:
The template entry acts as an intermediary that mediates between the client and server for multiple entries. Instead of the client directly specifying each entry's full information, the template serves as an intermediate model that the server uses to generate the actual multiple entries, simplifying the communication protocol
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple individual LDAP operations are sent to create or modify multiple entries, then each entry can be precisely controlled, but the time required and processing resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual LDAP operations into a single batch operation. By combining the template entry with variation criteria, the system can create or modify multiple entries in one operation, maintaining precise control over each entry's structure while dramatically improving productivity by reducing the number of round-trip communications required
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AI summary
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of operating a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, LDAP, directory client. The method comprises, when it is required that an LDAP operation be performed for multiple directory entries, generating a message requesting the LDAP operation, the message specifying how the distinguished name of each of the multiple entries can be determined, and sending the request message to a LDAP directory server.