2.5.21.4 - Matching Rules

OID value: 2.5.21.4

OID description:
The matchingRules operational attribute specifies the matching rules used within a subschema.

The matchingRules operational attribute is multi-valued; each value describes one matching rule.

matchingRules ATTRIBUTE ::= {
	WITH SYNTAX MatchingRuleDescription
	EQUALITY MATCHING RULE objectIdentifierFirstComponentMatch
	USAGE directoryOperation
	ID id-soa-matchingRules 
}

MatchingRuleDescription ::= SEQUENCE {
	identifier	MATCHING-RULE.&id,
	name		SET OF DirectoryString { ub-schema } OPTIONAL,
	description	DirectoryString { ub-schema } OPTIONAL,
	obsolete	BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
	information	[0] DirectoryString { ub-schema }
		-- describes the ASN.1 syntax
}

See also the OID Repository website reference for 2.5.21.4

Superior references

• 2.5.21 - X.500 schema operational attributes
• 2.5 - X.500 Directory Services
• 2 - ISO/ITU-T jointly assigned OIDs
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