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urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:uidsn

urn:oid

urn:oid:12.35.6.14.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15

Multiplicity

single-valued

Description

The unique code for surname of a person that is used as the login name within the institution.

Notes

• Ideally the uid is not only a login name/code but also an identifier that is guaranteed as being unique within the institution over the course of time. At the moment, there is no such guarantee.
• Use the NameId for unique identifiers in SURFconext rather than uid.
• Use the eduPersonPrincipalName attribute if a human-readable unique identifier is required
• A uid may contain any unicode character. E.g., "org:surfnet.nl:joe von stühl" is a valid uid.
• SURFconext translates @-characters in the uid to underscores.  Yes, this means that uids are not guaranteed to be unique.

(including any words such as "van", "de", "von" etc.) used for personalisation; this can be a combination of existing attributes.

Notes

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:givenName

urn:oid

urn:oid:2.5.4.42

Multiplicity

single-valued

Description

Given name / "name known by"; combinations of title, initials, and "name known by" are possible.

Notes

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:sncn

urn:oid

urn:oid:2.5.4.43

Multiplicity

single multi-valued

Description

Full name.

Notes

For example, a typical name The surname of a person (including any words such as "van", "de", "von" etc.) used for personalisation; this can be a combination of existing attributes.

Notes

in an English-speaking country comprises a personal title (e.g. Mr., Ms., Rd, Professor, Sir, Lord), a first name, middle name(s), last name, generation qualifier (if any, e.g. Jr.) and decorations and awards (if any, e.g. CBE).

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:givenNamedisplayName

urn:oid

urn:oid:2.51.3.6.1.4.421.1466.115.121.1.15

Multiplicity

single-valued

Description
Given name / "name known by"; combinations of title, initials, and "name known by" are possible.

Name as displayed in applications

Notes

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:cnmail

urn:oid

urn:oid:20.9.52342.4.319200300.100.1.3

Multiplicity

multi-valued

Description

Full name.

Notes

For example, a typical name of a person in an English-speaking country comprises a personal title (e.g. Mr., Ms., Rd, Professor, Sir, Lord), a first name, middle name(s), last name, generation qualifier (if any, e.g. Jr.) and decorations and awards (if any, e.g. CBE).

e-mail address; syntax in accordance with RFC 5322

Notes

• Multiple email addresses are allowed
• An email address is not necessarily the email address of this person at the institution.
• Do not use this attribute to uniquely identify a user.  Use the NameId  instead.
• A user's email address may change over time, or an IdP may allow a user to change this value themselves. This makes that attribute unsuitable for authentication and authorization purposes.

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:displayNameuid

urn:oid

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15

Multiplicity

single-valued

Description

Name as displayed in applications

Notes

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:mail

urn:oid

urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.3

Multiplicity

multi-valued

Description

e-mail address; syntax in accordance with RFC 5322

Notes

• Multiple email addresses are allowed
• An email address is not necessarily the email address of this person at the institution.
• Do not use this attribute to uniquely identify a user.  Use the NameId  instead.
• A user's email address may change over time, or an IdP may allow a user to change this value themselves. This makes that attribute unsuitable for authentication and authorization purposes.

The unique code for a person that is used as the login name within the institution.

Notes

• Ideally the uid is not only a login name/code but also an identifier that is guaranteed as being unique within the institution over the course of time. At the moment, there is no such guarantee.
• Use the NameId for unique identifiers in SURFconext rather than uid.
• Use the eduPersonPrincipalName attribute if a human-readable unique identifier is required
• A uid may contain any unicode character. E.g., "org:surfnet.nl:joe von stühl" is a valid uid.
• SURFconext translates @-characters in the uid to underscores.  Yes, this means that uids are not guaranteed to be unique.

urn:mace

urn:mace:terena.org:attribute-def:schacHomeOrganization

urn:oid

urn:oid:1

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonAffiliation

urn:oid

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.592325178.1.12.1.19

Multiplicity

multi single-valued

Description

Indicates the relationship between the user and his home organisation.  The following values are permitted:

• student — student
• employee — all employees
• staff — academic staff

Notes

Identity providers might internally use additional values for the affilication attribute, such as alum or affiliate.  Per SURFconext policy, such users are not allowed access to SURFconext.

The user's organisation using the organisation's domain name; syntax in accordance with RFC 1035.

Notes

urn:mace

urn:mace:terena.org:attribute-def:schacHomeOrganizationType

urn:oid

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.10

Multiplicity

single-value

Description

designation of the type of organisationhttp://www.terena.org/registry/terena.org/schac/homeOrganizationType

Notes

• Attribue values are registered by Terena on http://www.terena.org/registry/terena.org/schac/homeOrganizationType
• In practice, this attribute is not in use.

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonAffiliation

urn:oid

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonEntitlement

urn:oid

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.71

Multiplicity

multi-value

Description

entitlement; custom URI (URL or URN) that indicates an entitlement to something.

Notes

• This attribute can be used to communicate entitlements, roles, etc, from identity providers to services, which can be used, for example, for authorization.
• The values of this attribute are scoped to the identity provider that is authoritative for the attribute.  See also the SURFconext entitlement namespacing policy.

valued

Description

Indicates the relationship between the user and his home organisation.  The following values are permitted:

• student — student
• employee — all employees
• staff — academic staff

Notes

Identity providers might internally use additional values for the affilication attribute, such as alum or affiliate.  Per SURFconext policy, such users are not allowed access to SURFconext.

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:eduPersonPrincipalNameeduPersonEntitlement

urn:oid

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.67

Multiplicity

single multi-valued value

Description

Unique identifier for a user.  

Notes

• Although this value resembles an email address, it MUST NOT be used as an email address. In many cases mail cannot be delivered to this "address".
• Even though this value uniquely identifies a user, it is not guaranteed that it is persistent over sessions (even though it usually is).
• Do not use this to uniquely identify users.  Use the NameId instead.

entitlement; custom URI (URL or URN) that indicates an entitlement to something.

Notes

• This attribute can be used to communicate entitlements, roles, etc, from identity providers to services, which can be used, for example, for authorization.
• The values of this attribute are scoped to the identity provider that is authoritative for the attribute.  See also the SURFconext entitlement namespacing policy.

urn:mace

urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:preferredLanguageeduPersonPrincipalName

urn:oid

urn:oid:2.16.8401.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1137301.31.1.396

Multiplicity

single-valued

Description

a two-letter abbreviation for the preferred language according to the ISO 639 language abbreviation code table; no subcodes.

Notes

Used to indicate an individual's preferred written or spoken language. This is useful for international correspondence or human-computer interaction. Values for this attribute type MUST conform to the definition of the Accept-Language header field defined in RFC 2068 with one exception: ?the value ":" should be omitted. 

Unique identifier for a user.  

Notes

• Although this value resembles an email address, it MUST NOT be used as an email address. In many cases mail cannot be delivered to this "address".
• Even though this value uniquely identifies a user, it is not guaranteed that it is persistent over sessions (even though it usually is).
• Do not use this to uniquely identify users.  Use the NameId instead.

urn:mace

urn:mace:terena.orgdir:attribute-def:schacHomeOrganizationisMemberOf

urn:oid

urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.251785923.1.5.21.9

Multiplicity

single-valued

Description

The user's organisation using the organisation's domain name; syntax in accordance with RFC 1035.

Notes

1

Multiplicity

multi-valued

Description

Lists the collaborative organisations the user is a member of.

Notes

• Attribute values are URIs (URN or URL)
• Only current supported value is urn:collab:org:surf.nl, which indicated that the user's home institution is a member of SURFnet
• In the future, this can be used to determine membership of collaborative organisations such as CLARIN.

urn:mace

urn:mace:terena.orgdir:attribute-def:schacHomeOrganizationTypepreferredLanguage

urn:oid

urn:oid:12.316.6840.1.4113730.1.251783.1.2.1039

Multiplicity

single-value valued

Description

designation of the type of organisationhttp://www.terena.org/registry/terena.org/schac/homeOrganizationType

Notes

a two-letter abbreviation for the preferred language according to the ISO 639 language abbreviation code table; no subcodes.

Notes

Used to indicate an individual's preferred written or spoken language. This is useful for international correspondence or human-computer interaction. Values for this attribute type MUST conform to the definition of the Accept-Language header field defined in RFC 2068 with one exception: ?the value ":" should be omitted.