---
title: uuidOrderingMatch
description: Compares an asserted UUID with a stored UUID for ordering.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:mr-uuidOrderingMatch
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/mr-uuidOrderingMatch.html
---

# uuidOrderingMatch

Compares an asserted UUID with a stored UUID for ordering.

This rule uses the same semantics as `octetStringOrderingMatch`, except the assertion value is encoded using the UUID string representation, rather than the normal OCTET STRING string representation.

UUIDs do not necessarily have a natural ordering. Servers are not required to assign UUIDs in any particular order.

|                    |                                                           |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*              | 1.3.6.1.1.16.3                                            |
| *Names*            | uuidOrderingMatch                                         |
| *Assertion syntax* | [UUID](s-UUID.html)                                       |
| *Origin*           | [RFC 4530](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4530) |