Hi,
I would like to ask you if it is possible to store the binary data from ITIM's subform to the ldap. I am trying to create the subform to manage the users avatar images. So far I have managed to get the String (base64) data from subform to ldap by storing the data to the subform's attribute "subFormAttrValue".

AttributeValue valueAV=(AttributeValue)request.getSession(false).getAttribute("subFormAttrValue");
valueAV=new AttributeValue("attrToSaveInLdap",attrValue);
request.getSession(false).setAttribute("subFormAttrValue",valueAV);​

When I do the same thing with the binary data in type of byte[], the binary won't get to the ldap. Is there some way to do this or there is security concern which prevents writing the binary? Thank you for an advice.

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Martin Vit
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That is an interesting challenge....
Now - I have never done something similar from a subform - but technically you should be able to do this. Now that does not mean that ISIM Java API supports it - and trying to debug a custom subform in a forum like this is almost dead up front.
I suggest that you raise a support case and asks if the API actually can handle binary attributes - I would be very surprised if not as many things in ISIM (e.g. ACIs and workflows) are handled as binary attributes - BUT - that does not mean the Attribute/AttributeValue methods are able to the job...

I know this is not much help and I hope somebody else may have done this (I would be surprised if not - adding images to ISIM as a standard attribute has been a common wish since I started with ISIM almost 20 years ago...) will chime in...

Anyhow - I hope this helps..

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Franz Wolfhagen
IAM Technical Architect for Europe - Certified Consulting IT Specialist
IBM Security Expert Labs
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