---
title: inetOrgPerson
description: A person object class for Internet and Intranet directory service deployments.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:oc-inetOrgPerson
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/oc-inetOrgPerson.html
---

# inetOrgPerson

A person object class for Internet and Intranet directory service deployments.

[RFC 2798](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2798.html) specifies this object class in detail.

Example:

```
dn: uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
objectClass: top
objectClass: person
objectClass: organizationalPerson
objectClass: inetOrgPerson
uid: bjensen
ou: Product Development
ou: People
cn: Barbara Jensen
cn: Babs Jensen
givenname: Barbara
sn: Jensen
mail: bjensen@example.com
facsimiletelephonenumber: +1 408 555 1992
telephonenumber: +1 408 555 1862
preferredLanguage: en, ko;q=0.8
l: San Francisco
manager: uid=trigden, ou=People, dc=example,dc=com
roomnumber: 0209
userpassword: hashed-password-value
description: Babs Jensen's entry
```

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| *OID*                 | 2.16.840.1.113730.3.2.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| *Names*               | inetOrgPerson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| *Superior classes*    | [organizationalPerson](oc-organizationalPerson.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), [sn](at-sn.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Optional attributes* | [audio](at-audio.html), [businessCategory](at-businessCategory.html), [carLicense](at-carLicense.html), [departmentNumber](at-departmentNumber.html), [description](at-description.html), [destinationIndicator](at-destinationIndicator.html), [displayName](at-displayName.html), [employeeNumber](at-employeeNumber.html), [employeeType](at-employeeType.html), [facsimileTelephoneNumber](at-facsimileTelephoneNumber.html), [givenName](at-givenName.html), [homePhone](at-homePhone.html), [homePostalAddress](at-homePostalAddress.html), [initials](at-initials.html), [internationaliSDNNumber](at-internationaliSDNNumber.html), [jpegPhoto](at-jpegPhoto.html), [l](at-l.html), [labeledURI](at-labeledURI.html), [mail](at-mail.html), [manager](at-manager.html), [mobile](at-mobile.html), [o](at-o.html), [ou](at-ou.html), [pager](at-pager.html), [photo](at-photo.html), [physicalDeliveryOfficeName](at-physicalDeliveryOfficeName.html), [postOfficeBox](at-postOfficeBox.html), [postalAddress](at-postalAddress.html), [postalCode](at-postalCode.html), [preferredDeliveryMethod](at-preferredDeliveryMethod.html), [preferredLanguage](at-preferredLanguage.html), [registeredAddress](at-registeredAddress.html), [roomNumber](at-roomNumber.html), [secretary](at-secretary.html), [seeAlso](at-seeAlso.html), [st](at-st.html), [street](at-street.html), [telephoneNumber](at-telephoneNumber.html), [teletexTerminalIdentifier](at-teletexTerminalIdentifier.html), [telexNumber](at-telexNumber.html), [title](at-title.html), [uid](at-uid.html), [userCertificate](at-userCertificate.html), [userPKCS12](at-userPKCS12.html), [userPassword](at-userPassword.html), [userSMIMECertificate](at-userSMIMECertificate.html), [x121Address](at-x121Address.html), [x500UniqueIdentifier](at-x500UniqueIdentifier.html) |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 2798](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2798)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
