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# top

The top-level object class, which is the abstract parent of all structural object class hierarchies.

|                       |                                                           |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Names*               | top                                                       |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 4512](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4512) |
| *OID*                 | 2.5.6.0                                                   |
| *Required attributes* | [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                        |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                              |
| *Class type*          | ABSTRACT: for use when defining other object classes.     |