---
title: shadowAccount
description: OID
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:oc-shadowAccount
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/oc-shadowAccount.html
---

# shadowAccount

|                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                 | 1.3.6.1.1.1.2.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| *Names*               | shadowAccount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| *Description*         | Additional attributes for shadow passwords                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| *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), [uid](at-uid.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| *Optional attributes* | [authPassword](at-authPassword.html), [description](at-description.html), [shadowExpire](at-shadowExpire.html), [shadowFlag](at-shadowFlag.html), [shadowInactive](at-shadowInactive.html), [shadowLastChange](at-shadowLastChange.html), [shadowMax](at-shadowMax.html), [shadowMin](at-shadowMin.html), [shadowWarning](at-shadowWarning.html), [userPassword](at-userPassword.html) |
| *Origin*              | [draft-howard-rfc2307bis](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-howard-rfc2307bis)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Schema file*         | 04-rfc2307bis.ldif                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |