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title: Certificate
description: Values of this syntax hold an X.509 certificate.
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# Certificate

Values of this syntax hold an X.509 certificate.

Request values using the binary option for the attribute description, such as `userCertificate;binary`.

Values of this syntax and the form of each value must be preserved as presented to avoid corrupting the digital signature.

|               |                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*         | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.8                              |
| *Description* | Certificate                                               |
| *Origin*      | [RFC 4523](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4523) |