- part of the active directory Schema. basically templates for objects that define the attributes each object type should have
- there are 3 types of object classes
- abstract class
- a top level class that defines the basic attributes of an object. contains other abstract or structural classes. you cant make actual functional objects from them. basically just a skeleton to work off of
- structural class
- defines the actual attributes that make the object what its supposed to be. structural classes always comes under an abstract or another structural class
- auxiliary class
- provides reusable attributes/functions. basically extentions/plugins that can be used when needed