https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9817 Issue ID: 9817 Summary: rwm overlay : Issue with DN containing special characters Product: OpenLDAP Version: unspecified Hardware: All OS: All Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: needs_review Severity: normal Priority: --- Component: overlays Assignee: bugs(a)openldap.org Reporter: thierry.pubellier(a)paris.fr Target Milestone: --- Hi, I'm using rwn to select the database useg for bind operations based on the result of a rewriteMap requets. Sample configuration in global section : #Rewrite Map to request a remote server rwm-rewriteMap ldap checkEntry "ldap://10.1.2.3/ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local?dn?sub" binddn="cn=myuser,ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local" credentials="XXX" # Backing up original DN rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "${&binddn($0)}$0" ":" # Contructing LDAP Filter for remote search. Combined with a rewrite Map, the requested DN is returned if there is a match. rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "(&(!(description=TEST))(distinguishedName=$0))" ":" # If filter matches, end of rewriting. Going to 'dc=paris,dc=local' database rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "${checkIfPasswordExpiredDN($0)}" ":@I" # Otherwise, restoring the original DN. rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "${*binddn}" ":" # And final DN massaging from "dc=paris,dc=local" to "dc=paris,dc=local2" database rwm-rewriteRule "(.+,)?ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local$" "$1ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local2" ":@" Everything goes fine until I use DN with special characters, like ',' or '['. For example : 'cn=Pubellier\, Thierry (TEST),ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local' In this case, the rwm-rewriteRule contructs a LDAP filter with incorrect syntax, as special caracters are not being escaped. I have to use some ugly tricks to escape these caracters, as shown below : #Rewrite Map to request a remote server rwm-rewriteMap ldap checkEntry "ldap://10.1.2.3/ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local?dn?sub" binddn="cn=myuser,ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local" credentials="XXX" # Backing up original DN rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "${&binddn($0)}$0" ":" # Rewriting for ',' rwm-rewriteRule "(.+).\2C(.+)" "$1\\,$2" # Adding a special '#' (asserting it in none of my DNs) suffix for special characters, in order to escape them without looping forever rwm-rewriteRule "(.*)([)*(\\])([^#].*|$)" "$1$2#$3" # Escaping of special characters with dedicated '#' suffix, avoiding infinite loops rwm-rewriteRule "(.*)([)*(\\])#(.*)" "$1\\$2$3" # Contructing LDAP Filter for remote search. Combined with a rewrite Map, the requested DN is returned if there is a match. rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "(&(!(description=TEST))(distinguishedName=$0))" ":" # If filter matches, end of rewriting. Going to 'dc=paris,dc=local' database rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "${checkIfPasswordExpiredDN($0)}" ":@I" # Otherwise, restoring the original DN. rwm-rewriteRule ".+" "${*binddn}" ":" # And final DN massaging from "dc=paris,dc=local" to "dc=paris,dc=local2" database rwm-rewriteRule "(.+,)?ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local$" "$1ou=users,dc=paris,dc=local2" ":@" Could there be a way to integrate the ldap escape mechanism when making an variable assignment (like using a '#' character in place of the usual '&') ? Thanks by advance, Best regards, Thierry -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the issue.