Active Directory object ID
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:31 am
What is the attribute I should use as an object ID in a web interface to display detailed information about the object? I will want to pass this ID as a GET variable.
For example, a list of all AD groups present in some container is displayed on a web page:
Authors
Readers
Admins
Let's say I will also want to display all the users of each group.
Authors
Readers
Admins
I can use each group's CN as a value of the GET variable "group" (as I have done in the example above) but I'm not sure if this the way to go since CN may contain language-specific chars and in that case the URLs will become ugly (those %'s). Are there any other attributes that I could use for the same identification purposes? An integer/alphanum attribute would be best.
What would you pass a GET var in a similar case?
For example, a list of all AD groups present in some container is displayed on a web page:
Authors
Readers
Admins
Let's say I will also want to display all the users of each group.
Authors
Readers
Admins
I can use each group's CN as a value of the GET variable "group" (as I have done in the example above) but I'm not sure if this the way to go since CN may contain language-specific chars and in that case the URLs will become ugly (those %'s). Are there any other attributes that I could use for the same identification purposes? An integer/alphanum attribute would be best.
What would you pass a GET var in a similar case?