Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 User Manual

Database Plug-in Attributes
Chapter 3 Plug-in Implemented Server Functionality Reference 185
Figure 3-2 Indexed Attribute Representing a Subentry
For example, the index file for the aci attribute under o=UserRoot will appear in
the Directory Server as follows:
For details regarding the five possible indexing attributes, see the section
“Database Attributes under cn=default indexes,cn=config,cn=ldbm database,
cn=plugins,cn=config,” on page 181. For further information about indexes, see
chapter 10, “Managing Indexes,” in the Red Hat Directory Server Administrator’s
Guide.
Database Attributes under cn=attributeName,
cn=encrypted attributes, cn=database_name, cn=ldbm
database, cn=plugins, cn=config
The nsAttributeEncryption object class allows selective encryption of attributes
within a database. Extremely sensitive information such as credit card numbers
and government identification numbers may not be protected enough by routine
access control measures. Normally, these attribute values are stored in CLEAR
dn:cn=aci,cn=index,cn=UserRoot,cn=ldbm
database,cn=plugins,cn=confi
objectclass:top
objectclass:nsIndex
cn=aci
nssystemindex:true
nsindextype:pres

Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 Specifications

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Brand	Red Hat
Model	DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1
Category	Server
Language	English