Reference record for OID 1.3.6.1.1.20

Parent

1.3.6.1.1 (directory, ldap-dir)

Node code

Node name

entryDN

Numeric OID

1.3.6.1.1.20

URN notation

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.1.20

ASN.1 notation

{1 3 6 1 1 20}

{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) directory(1) entryDN(20)}
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) ldap-dir(1) entryDN(20)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) directory(1) entryDN(20)}
{iso(1) org(3) dod(6) internet(1) ldap-dir(1) entryDN(20)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) directory(1) entryDN(20)}
{iso(1) iso-identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) ldap-dir(1) entryDN(20)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) directory(1) entryDN(20)}
{iso(1) iso-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) ldap-dir(1) entryDN(20)}

OID-IRI notation

/1/3/6/1/1/20
/ISO/Identified-Organization/6/1/1/20
/ISO/3/6/1/1/20

Named path variants

/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/directory/entryDN
/iso/identified-organization/dod/internet/ldap-dir/entryDN
/iso/org/dod/internet/directory/entryDN
/iso/org/dod/internet/ldap-dir/entryDN
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/directory/entryDN
/iso/iso-identified-organization/dod/internet/ldap-dir/entryDN
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/directory/entryDN
/iso/iso-organization/dod/internet/ldap-dir/entryDN

Descriptions

Descriptions may differ between sources. The primary description is shown first.

Primary description: OID Repository

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryDN operational attribute
View at oid-base.com

Defined in IETF RFC 5020.

entryDN — IANA LDAP Parameters

LDAP entryDN Operational Attribute

entryDN — OpenLDAP official release, RFC Editor

DN of the entry

entryDN — IANA LDAP Parameters

entryDN

Source records

entryDN

Status in source: unspecified.

Names: entryDN

Technical details

{
  "name": "entryDN",
  "value": "20",
  "description": "LDAP entryDN Operational Attribute"
}

IANA LDAP Parameters · Publisher's source file: ldap-parameters.xml · Download ldap-parameters.xml
Source location: ldap-parameters-1/record[21].
Source version and references

Downloaded: 2026-10-18T22:58:17.865152+00:00.

entryDN

Status in source: unspecified.

Names: entryDN

Technical details

{
  "ldap_definition": "( 1.3.6.1.1.20 NAME 'entryDN' DESC 'DN of the entry' EQUALITY distinguishedNameMatch SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12 SINGLE-VALUE NO-USER-MODIFICATION USAGE directoryOperation )"
}

OpenLDAP official release · Publisher's source file: Source package: openldap-2.7.1.tgz
Published LDAP definition
```
( 1.3.6.1.1.20 NAME 'entryDN' DESC 'DN of the entry' EQUALITY distinguishedNameMatch SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12 SINGLE-VALUE NO-USER-MODIFICATION USAGE directoryOperation )
```
· Download openldap-2.7.1.tgz
Source location: openldap-2.7.1/servers/slapd/schema_prep.c#NAME=entryDN.
Source version and references

Downloaded: 2026-10-19T20:34:12.387580+00:00.
RFC Editor · RFC 5020 · RFC errata · Publisher's source file: The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryDN Operational Attribute · Official record
Published LDAP definition
```
( 1.3.6.1.1.20 NAME 'entryDN' DESC 'DN of the entry' EQUALITY distinguishedNameMatch SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12 SINGLE-VALUE NO-USER-MODIFICATION USAGE directoryOperation )
```
Published LDAP schemas
```
( 1.3.6.1.1.20 NAME 'entryDN'
          DESC 'DN of the entry'
          EQUALITY distinguishedNameMatch
          SYNTAX 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12
          SINGLE-VALUE
          NO-USER-MODIFICATION
          USAGE directoryOperation )
```
RFC 5020 use documented in August 2007

'entryDN' Operational Attribute · Section 2: 'entryDN' Operational Attribute

· Download The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) entryDN Operational Attribute
Source location: RFC5020 LDAP 2::1.3.6.1.1.20 entryDN.
Source version and references

Downloaded: 2026-10-19T00:21:22.505315+00:00.

entryDN

Status in source: unspecified.

Names: entryDN

Technical details

{
  "name": "entryDN",
  "type": "A",
  "value": "1.3.6.1.1.20"
}

IANA LDAP Parameters
Source location: ldap-parameters-3/record[150].

First Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 1.3.6)

Defense Communication Agency

Current Registration Authority (inferred from ancestor 1.3.6)

US DoD

Siblings (23)

OID	Name	Direct children	Descendants	Description
1.3.6.1.1.0	reserved	0	0	Reserved for future use
1.3.6.1.1.1	nisSchema	4	65	Network Info Service Schema (for IETF RFC 2307 attributes and classes)
1.3.6.1.1.2	nameForm, NameForm	5	31	Naming Plan
1.3.6.1.1.3	auxObject, AuxObject	2	2	Auxiliary Object Class
1.3.6.1.1.4	vendorName	0	0	Vendor Name
1.3.6.1.1.5	vendorVersion	0	0	Vendor Version
1.3.6.1.1.6	pcimSchema	2	62	Policy Core Information Model LDAP Schema
1.3.6.1.1.7	lcup, LCUP	3	3	Lighweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Update Protocol (LCUP)
1.3.6.1.1.8	cancelOp, LDAP_EXOP_CANCEL, LDAP_EXOP_X_CANCEL	0	0	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Cancel Operation
1.3.6.1.1.9	pcelsSchema	2	121	Policy Core Extension Lightweight-Directory-Access-Protocol Schema (PCELS)
1.3.6.1.1.10	uddi	3	69	Universal Description, Discovery & Integration
1.3.6.1.1.11	vPIM	2	13	Voice Messaging Directory Service
1.3.6.1.1.12	assertion, LDAP_CONTROL_ASSERT	0	0	Assertion control
1.3.6.1.1.13	readEntry, ReadEntry	2	2	Read entry controls
1.3.6.1.1.14	increment, LDAP_FEATURE_MODIFY_INCREMENT	0	0	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Modify-Increment
1.3.6.1.1.15	x509, id-ldx, ldap-x509	7	7	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) attribute syntaxes (defined in IETF RFC 4523) for complex attribute types defined …
1.3.6.1.1.16	uuid	4	4	entryUUID
1.3.6.1.1.17	lburp, LBURP	7	7	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Bulk Update/ Replication Protocol (LBURP)
1.3.6.1.1.18	ldap, ASN1 module	0	0	ASN.1 module named `Lightweight-Directory-Access-Protocol-V3`
1.3.6.1.1.19	turnValue, turn, LDAP_EXOP_TURN, LDAP_EXOP_X_TURN	0	0	Turn LDAP-Extended Operation
1.3.6.1.1.21	txn	4	4	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) transactions
1.3.6.1.1.22	dontUseCopy, LDAP_CONTROL_DONTUSECOPY	0	0	Don't Use Copy Control
1.3.6.1.1.23	xmpp	2	2