object class ITU-T (X.500)

2.5.6.6

person

also known as Person

The base structural class for people. It makes sn and cn mandatory and adds a few basics like telephoneNumber and userPassword. Almost nobody uses it bare; it is the root that organizationalPerson and inetOrgPerson build on.

OID
2.5.6.6
Name
person
Aliases
Person
Kind
object class
Arcwho allocated the number
ITU-T (X.500) 2.5
Standardwho defined it
IETF · RFC 4519, RFC 2256

Schema

Type
structural
Superior
top
Must (2)
sn, cn
May (4)
userPassword, telephoneNumber, seeAlso, description

Definition

objectclass ( 2.5.6.6 NAME 'person' DESC 'RFC2256: a person' SUP top STRUCTURAL MUST ( sn $ cn ) MAY ( userPassword $ telephoneNumber $ seeAlso $ description ) )

Appears in: IANA registry, OpenLDAP core.schema, Active Directory schema. Primary source. Spotted an error? Tell me.

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