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title: Binary
description: Values of this syntax hold binary values.
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# Binary

Values of this syntax hold binary values.

The values are BER-encoded instances of an attribute value ASN.1 data type for X.500, where the first byte inside the OCTET STRING wrapper is a tag octet, and the OCTET STRING is encoded in primitive form.

|               |                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*         | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.5                              |
| *Description* | Binary                                                    |
| *Origin*      | [RFC 4517](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4517) |