attribute type ITU-T (X.500)
2.5.4.4
sn
also known as surname, Surname
Surname. It subtypes the name attribute, so it inherits that syntax and matching, and like most name attributes it is multi-valued, because people genuinely have more than one. On a person entry, RFC 4519 makes sn and cn the two you must supply.
- OID
2.5.4.4- Name
- sn
- Aliases
- surname, Surname
- Kind
- attribute type
- Arcwho allocated the number
- ITU-T (X.500) 2.5
- Standardwho defined it
- IETF · RFC 4519, RFC 2256
Schema
- Superior
- name
- Syntax
- String(Unicode)
- Single-valued
- yes
Definition
attributetype ( 2.5.4.4 NAME ( 'sn' 'surname' ) DESC 'RFC2256: last (family) name(s) for which the entity is known by' SUP name )Appears in: IANA registry, OpenLDAP core.schema, Active Directory schema. Primary source. Spotted an error? Tell me.