---
title: authenticationMethod
description: OID
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-authenticationMethod
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-authenticationMethod.html
---

# authenticationMethod

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| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                       | 1.3.6.1.4.1.11.1.3.1.1.6                                                                               |
| *Names*                     | authenticationMethod                                                                                   |
| *Description*               | Identifies the types of authentication methods either used, required, or provided by a service or peer |
| *Syntax*                    | [DirectoryString](s-DirectoryString.html)                                                              |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreMatch](mr-caseIgnoreMatch.html)                                                             |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreOrderingMatch](mr-caseIgnoreOrderingMatch.html)                                             |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html)                                         |
| *Single value*              | true                                                                                                   |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                                                   |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                                                       |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 4876](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4876)                                              |
| *Schema file*               | 05-rfc4876.ldif                                                                                        |
| *Used by*                   | [DUAConfigProfile](oc-DUAConfigProfile.html)                                                           |