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Make base64 encoded strings visible at command line

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Question

Directory Strings, which contain extended ASCII characters (>127, for instance German Umlauts), are stored in LDAP base64 encoded. If you use ldapsearch, then you get these values not displayed. You get only something like "NOT ASCII".

[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSVJJU","label":"IBM Security Directory Server"},"ARM Category":[{"code":"a8m0z000000bm1GAAQ","label":"@Directory Server (backup)-\u003EClient"}],"ARM Case Number":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"All Version(s)"}]

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Product Synonym

ITDS;SDS;Directory Server; Tivoli Directory Server; Security Directory Server

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Modified date:
15 June 2026

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