attribute type ITU-T (X.500)
2.5.4.41
name
The X.500 attribute that cn, sn, ou, and most other naming attributes descend from. You rarely set it directly. Its value is giving all of them one common ancestor with a shared syntax and matching, so the schema stays consistent underneath.
- OID
2.5.4.41- Name
- name
- Kind
- attribute type
- Arcwho allocated the number
- ITU-T (X.500) 2.5
- Standardwho defined it
- IETF · RFC 4519
Appears in: IANA registry. Primary source. Spotted an error? Tell me.