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SURFconext started of as a SAML based federation. Support for the OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocol has been added later. As SAML, OpenID Connect ( OIDC ) makes use of attributes but in this realm they are conveniently named 'claims'. You can use them similar and are depicted here as well as the same information about users is handled through these so-called claims. The OIDC page has a table with a translation from SAML attributes to OIDC claims. When your application works with OIDC, start with the claims description and read our attribute pages to get to know more about the attributes.
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