From 8889129762122f2d1f6aa7673b64fd697cf90415 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kurt Zeilenga Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 18:17:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Warn about hijacking. --- doc/guide/admin/schema.sdf | 24 +++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/schema.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/schema.sdf index f0e1dd3bd2..20727eedec 100644 --- a/doc/guide/admin/schema.sdf +++ b/doc/guide/admin/schema.sdf @@ -103,21 +103,27 @@ something more sophisticated such as the {{OpenLDAP OID Registry}} For more information about Object Identifers (and a listing service) see {{URL:http://www.alvestrand.no/harald/objectid/}}. -.{{Under no circumstances should you use a fictitious OID!}} - -To obtain a fully registered OID at {{no cost}}, apply for -an OID under the {{ORG[expand]IANA}} (IANA) maintained -{{Private Enterprise}} arch. Any private enterprise (organization) -may request an OID to be assigned under this arch. Just fill -out the {{ORG:IANA}} form at {{URL: http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/enterprise.pl}} -and your official OID will be sent to you usually within a few days. -Your base OID will be something like {{EX:1.3.6.1.4.1.X}} where {{EX:X}} +.{{Under no circumstances should you hijack OID namespace!}} + +To obtain a fully registered OID at {{no cost}}, apply for an OID +under the {{ORG[expand]IANA}} (IANA) maintained {{Private Enterprise}} +arch. Any private enterprise (organization) may request an OID to +be assigned under this arch. Just fill out the {{ORG:IANA}} form +at {{URL: http://www.iana.org/cgi-bin/enterprise.pl}} and your +official OID will be sent to you usually within a few days. Your +base OID will be something like {{EX:1.3.6.1.4.1.X}} where {{EX:X}} is an integer. Note: Don't let the "MIB/SNMP" statement on the IANA page confuse you. OIDs obtained using this form may be used for any purpose including identifying LDAP schema elements. +Alternatively, OID name space may be available from a national +authority (e.g., ANSI). + +For private experiments, OIDs under {{EX:1.1}} may be used. The OID +{{EX:1.1}} arc is dead name space. + H3: Name Prefix -- 2.39.5