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title: OID
description: Values of this syntax hold Object Identifiers (OID), sequences of two or more non-negative integers that uniquely identify some object or item of specification.
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# OID

Values of this syntax hold Object Identifiers (OID), sequences of two or more non-negative integers that uniquely identify some object or item of specification.

Examples: `1.2.3.4`, `cn`.

The syntax corresponds to the `OBJECT IDENTIFIER` ASN.1 type.

|               |                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*         | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.38                             |
| *Description* | OID                                                       |
| *Origin*      | [RFC 4517](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4517) |