---
title: aliasedObjectName
description: Holds the name of the entry that an alias points to.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-aliasedObjectName
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-aliasedObjectName.html
---

# aliasedObjectName

Holds the name of the entry that an alias points to.

An alias name is an alternative name for an entry. Alias objects are leaf entries (no subordinates).

ForgeRock servers do not support alias dereferencing.

|                             |                                                                |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                       | 2.5.4.1                                                        |
| *Names*                     | aliasedObjectName                                              |
| *Syntax*                    | [DN](s-DN.html)                                                |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [distinguishedNameMatch](mr-distinguishedNameMatch.html)       |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html) |
| *Single value*              | true                                                           |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                           |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                               |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 4512](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4512)      |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                   |
| *Used by*                   | [alias](oc-alias.html)                                         |