def getProperty(name, default=''):
    """ Retrieve the value of a property of name "name". If this
        property does not exist, the default value is returned.

        Properties can be any public attributes that are part of the
        user record in LDAP. Refer to them by their LDAP attribute
        name or the name they have been mapped to in the LDAP User
        Folder

        Permission - Access contents information
        """
