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title: Guide
description: Values of this syntax suggest criteria to be used in constructing filters to search for entries of a particular object class. The criteria are combinations of attribute types and filter operators.
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# Guide

Values of this syntax suggest criteria to be used in constructing filters to search for entries of a particular object class. The criteria are combinations of attribute types and filter operators.

This syntax is considered obsolete, and should not be used when defining new attribute types. The alternative is `EnhancedGuide`.

|               |                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*         | 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.25                             |
| *Description* | Guide                                                     |
| *Origin*      | [RFC 4517](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4517) |