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title: person
description: The entry with this object class represents a human being.
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# person

The entry with this object class represents a human being.

|                       |                                                                                                                                                  |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                 | 2.5.6.6                                                                                                                                          |
| *Names*               | person                                                                                                                                           |
| *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), [sn](at-sn.html)                                                                           |
| *Optional attributes* | [description](at-description.html), [seeAlso](at-seeAlso.html), [telephoneNumber](at-telephoneNumber.html), [userPassword](at-userPassword.html) |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 4519](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4519)                                                                                        |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                                                     |