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Object Identifier

nounid 3402·updated May 12, 2026
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A specialized formatted number that is registered with an internationally recognized standards organization. The unique alphanumeric/numeric identifier registered under the ISO registration standard to reference a specific object or object class. In the federal government PKI, they are used to uniquely identify each of the four policies and cryptographic algorithms supported.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Artifact0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui65%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Object Identifiers
possessive
Object Identifier's
pluralpossessive
Object Identifiers'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A specialized formatted number that is registered with an internationally recognized standards organization. The unique alphanumeric/numeric identifier registered under the ISO registration standard to reference a specific object or object class. In the federal government PKI, they are used to uniquely identify each of the four policies and cryptographic algorithms supported.
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
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A specialized formatted number that is registered with an internationally recognized standards organization. The unique alphanumeric/numeric identifier registered under the ISO registration standard to reference a specific object or object class. In the federal government PKI, they are used to uniquely identify each of the four policies and cryptographic algorithms supported.

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Incoming relationships

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