---
title: alias
description: Entry pointing to another entry, using an aliasedObjectName attribute value.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:oc-alias
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/oc-alias.html
---

# alias

Entry pointing to another entry, using an `aliasedObjectName` attribute value.

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*                 | 2.5.6.1                                                                                                              |
| *Names*               | alias                                                                                                                |
| *Superior classes*    | [top](oc-top.html)                                                                                                   |
| *Class type*          | STRUCTURAL: for structural specification of the DIT. Entries have only one structural object class superclass chain. |
| *Required attributes* | [aliasedObjectName](at-aliasedObjectName.html), [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                                   |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 4512](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4512)                                                            |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                         |