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title: javaNamingReference
description: Entry that represents a JNDI reference to a Java object.
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# javaNamingReference

Entry that represents a JNDI reference to a Java object.

|                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                 | 1.3.6.1.4.1.42.2.27.4.2.7                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| *Names*               | javaNamingReference                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| *Description*         | JNDI reference                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| *Superior classes*    | [javaObject](oc-javaObject.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| *Class type*          | AUXILIARY: for use in augmenting attributes of entries that already have a structural object class.                                                                                                                                      |
| *Required attributes* | [javaClassName](at-javaClassName.html), [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Optional attributes* | [description](at-description.html), [javaClassNames](at-javaClassNames.html), [javaCodebase](at-javaCodebase.html), [javaDoc](at-javaDoc.html), [javaFactory](at-javaFactory.html), [javaReferenceAddress](at-javaReferenceAddress.html) |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 2713](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2713)                                                                                                                                                                                |
| *Schema file*         | 03-rfc2713.ldif                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |