Hi,
On Friday, 18. January 2013, Achim Grolms wrote:
> I'm using Net::LDAP to read information from
> a Microsoft Windows AD-Server by LDAP.
>
> On of the attributes is the "objectGUID", a binary value
> that's often used in AD context.
> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/windows/desktop/ms679021%28v=vs.85
> %29.aspx>
>
> Google has shown me solutions how I can work
> with this "objectGUID", for example
> <http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=897883>.
>
> But why is there no converting "helper-function" available in
> Net::LDAP to deal with GUID values from AD?
perl-ldap tries to concentrate on LDAP and LDAP specific topics
Decoding individual attribute syntaxes is not considered the main objective of
perl-ldap. Otherwise it would need to provide decoding functions for
certificates, CRLs, JPEG photos, ... .
This also applies to GUID values from AD.
For most of those attribute typess there are Perl modules available that do a
really good job.
Did you check with CPAN?
http://search.cpan.org/search?query=GUID
If none of them suits your needs, you can always take the code you found on
the web.
Best
Peter
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Peter Marschall
pe...@adpm.de
