1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/ldap/LDAPUtil.java b/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/ldap/LDAPUtil.java
index de8569e4d..ca894d87c 100644
--- a/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/ldap/LDAPUtil.java
+++ b/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/ldap/LDAPUtil.java
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ public class LDAPUtil {
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This method escapes special characters for LDAP DN (RFC 1779).
+     */
+    public static String escapeDN(Object value) {
+        return LDAPUtil.escapeDN(value.toString(),  false);
+    }
+
     public static String escapeDN(String v, boolean doubleEscape) {
         StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();