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title: applicationEntity
description: Represents an OSI application.
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# applicationEntity

Represents an OSI application.

|                       |                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                 | 2.5.6.12                                                                                                                                                                             |
| *Names*               | applicationEntity                                                                                                                                                                    |
| *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* | [cn](at-cn.html), [objectClass](at-objectClass.html), [presentationAddress](at-presentationAddress.html)                                                                             |
| *Optional attributes* | [description](at-description.html), [l](at-l.html), [o](at-o.html), [ou](at-ou.html), [seeAlso](at-seeAlso.html), [supportedApplicationContext](at-supportedApplicationContext.html) |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 2256](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2256)                                                                                                                            |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                                                                                         |