ldap[s]://hostname[:port]/[base-dn][?[attributes]?[scope]?[filter]]
- hostname: domain name or IP address of LDAP server (i.e. DC)
- port: LDAP port (default 389)
- base-dn: distinguished name of a directory entry used as the starting point of the search (search root); search at the root DN if none specified
- attributes: attributes to be returned; all attributes are returned if none specified
- scope: can be one of three values
- base: default; retrieves information about the base-dn DN
- one: retrieves info at one level below base-dn (base entry not included)
- sub: retrieves info at all levels below base-dn (base entry included)
- LDAP filter: used to match entries; default:
(objectClass=*)