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title: LDAP Syntax Description
description: Values of this syntax define LDAP syntaxes.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:s-LDAPSyntaxDescription
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/s-LDAPSyntaxDescription.html
---

# LDAP Syntax Description

Values of this syntax define LDAP syntaxes.

The syntax corresponds to the following ASN.1 type:

```
LDAPSyntaxDescription ::= SEQUENCE {
identifier      OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
description     DirectoryString { ub-schema } OPTIONAL }
```

`DirectoryString` is defined in X.520. The integer value of `ub-schema` depends on the implementation.

|               |                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*         | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.54                             |
| *Description* | LDAP Syntax Description                                   |
| *Origin*      | [RFC 4517](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4517) |