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title: pkiUser
description: Object class for augmenting entries that may be subject to certificates, as described in X.509 clause 11.1.1.
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# pkiUser

Object class for augmenting entries that may be subject to certificates, as described in X.509 clause 11.1.1.

|                       |                                                                                                     |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                 | 2.5.6.21                                                                                            |
| *Names*               | pkiUser                                                                                             |
| *Description*         | X.509 PKI User                                                                                      |
| *Superior classes*    | [top](oc-top.html)                                                                                  |
| *Class type*          | AUXILIARY: for use in augmenting attributes of entries that already have a structural object class. |
| *Required attributes* | [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                                                                  |
| *Optional attributes* | [userCertificate](at-userCertificate.html)                                                          |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 4523](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4523)                                           |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                                                                        |