Switch edu-ID Attribute Specification

The Attribute Specification for the Switch edu-ID Federation document is the reference for attributes used in the Switch edu-ID Federation.

Service Provider administrators can check with the Attribute Release Inspector on the Resource Registry, which attributes the service receives from which organisation.

Core attributes are mandatory to implement by organizations, other attributes are optional to implement.

All attribute definitions in a single document: Switch edu-ID Attribute Specification

Recent changes of the document

Implementing the changes on the IdP and SP

To operate your own Identity Provider with attributes below one might need to extend the LDAP configuration with LDAP schema files in LDIF syntax.

Attributes / Claims

Name
Status
SAML friendly name
SAML name
OIDC claim name
OIDC scope
Organizational unit path
Other
eduPersonOrgUnitDN
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.4

Organizational unit
Other
ou
urn:oid:2.5.4.11

Organization path
Other
eduPersonOrgDN
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.3

Pairwise subject ID
Other
pairwise-id
urn:oid:urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:attribute:pairwise-id

Primary affiliation
Other
eduPersonPrimaryAffiliation
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.5

Uni Basel personal public id
Other
unibasChPublicId
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.22865.10.1.1.93

Primary organizational unit
Other
eduPersonPrimaryOrgUnitDN
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.8

Nick name
Other
eduPersonNickname
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.2

UniL group membership
Other
unilMemberOf
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1003

Assurance profile
Other
eduPersonAssurance
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.11

Primary group ID
Other
primaryGroupID
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.2.1.15

Study branch 3
Other
swissEduPersonStudyBranch3
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.8

UniGE Organization unit code
Other
unige.ch-OuCode
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1004

Uni Basel specific roles
Other
unibasChRoles
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.22865.10.1.1.19

Member of
Other
isMemberOf
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.5.1.1

Employee number
Other
employeeNumber
urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.3

SCHAC country of citizenship
Other
schacCountryOfCitizenship
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.5

UniL faculte principale
Other
unilFacultePrincipale
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1006

FHNW Organisationseinheit aus Metadirectory
Other
fhnwOeID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1013

FHNW IDPerson (Evento)
Other
fhnwIDPerson
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1009

FHNW detailed affiliation
Other
fhnwDetailedAffiliation
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1008

FHNW SAP additional user information
Other
fhnwSapUserInfo
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1011

FHNW SAP UserID
Other
fhnwSapUserID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1010

Kerberos Principal Name
Other
extKerberosPrincipalName
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.2021

FHNW user principal name (ActiveDirectory)
Other
fhnwUPN
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1012

FHNW Abrechnungskostenstelle
Other
fhnwAbrKst
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1007

FFHS user type
Other
Shib-Custom-UserType
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1022

User ID number
Other
uidNumber
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.1.1.1.0

User ID
Other
uid
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1

Subject ID
Other
subject-id
urn:oid:urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:attribute:subject-id

User principal name
Other
userPrincipalName
urn:oid:1.2.840.113556.1.4.656

Azure AD immutable ID
Other
extAzureADImmutableID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.2013

Fernuni Imap Password
Other
fschImapPW
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1024

Enrolled Courses
Other
enrolledCourses
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1036

Study branch 2
Other
swissEduPersonStudyBranch2
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.7

Study level
Other
swissEduPersonStudyLevel
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.9

ZHAW Institute Name
Other
zhawInstitute
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1017

edu-ID private unique ID
Other
swissEduIDUniqueID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1035

Card UID
Other
swissEduPersonCardUID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.12

Common name
Core
commonName
urn:oid:2.5.4.3

UniBE user principal name (ActiveDirectory)
Other
unibeUPN
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1018

UniBE Authorization attribute
Other
UniBEapplAuthorisation
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1000

Targeted ID
Core
eduPersonTargetedID
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.10

ZHAW Institute Code
Other
zhawInstituteCode
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1016

Study branch 1
Other
swissEduPersonStudyBranch1
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.6

Library patron affiliation
Other
swissLibraryPersonAffiliation
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1023

Organizational e-mail
Other
swissEduPersonOrganizationalMail
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.20

Private e-mail
Other
swissEduPersonPrivateMail
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.18

Staff category
Other
swissEduPersonStaffCategory
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.10

UZH SAP staff user ID
Other
uzhSapUserIdStaff
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.11817.1.1.2.27

UZH SAP user ID
Other
uzhSapUserId
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.11817.1.1.2.13

ZHAW Department Code
Other
zhawDepartmentCode
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1015

Date of birth
Other
swissEduPersonDateOfBirth
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.2
birthdate
profile
Affiliation
Core
eduPersonAffiliation
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1
eduPersonAffiliation
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Entitlement
Other
eduPersonEntitlement
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.7
eduPersonEntitlement
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
ORCID identifier
Other
eduPersonOrcid
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.16
eduPersonOrcid
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Principal name
Core
eduPersonPrincipalName
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.6
eduPersonPrincipalName
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Scoped affiliation
Core
eduPersonScopedAffiliation
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.9
eduPersonScopedAffiliation
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
eduPerson unique ID
Core
eduPersonUniqueId
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.13
eduPersonUniqueID
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
E-mail
Core
mail
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.3
email / email_verified
email
Surname
Core
surname
urn:oid:2.5.4.4
family_name
profile
Gender
Other
swissEduPersonGender
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.3
gender
profile
Given name
Core
givenName
urn:oid:2.5.4.42
given_name
profile
Preferred language
Other
preferredLanguage
urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.39
locale
profile
Display name
Core
displayName
urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.241
name
profile
SCHAC home organization
Core
schacHomeOrganization
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.9
schacHomeOrganization
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
SCHAC home organization type
Core
schacHomeOrganizationType
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.10
schacHomeOrganizationType
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
SCHAC personal unique code
Other
schacPersonalUniqueCode
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.14
schacPersonalUniqueCode
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
edu-ID internal identifier
Other
swissEduID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.13
swissEduID
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
edu-ID associated e-mail
Other
swissEduIDAssociatedMail
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.17
swissEduIDAssociatedMail
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
edu-ID assurance level
Other
swissEduIDAssuranceLevel
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1027
swissEduIDAssuranceLevel
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
edu-ID linked affiliation
Other
swissEduIDLinkedAffiliation
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1029
swissEduIDLinkedAffiliation
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
edu-ID linked affiliation e-mail
Other
swissEduIDLinkedAffiliationMail
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1031
swissEduIDLinkedAffiliationMail
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
edu-ID linked affiliation unique ID
Other
swissEduIDLinkedAffiliationUniqueID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1032
swissEduIDLinkedAffiliationUniqueID
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
edu-ID active user
Other
swissEduIDUsage1y
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1026
swissEduIDUsage1y
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Business phone number
Other
telephoneNumber
urn:oid:2.5.4.20
swissEduPersonBusinessPhone
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Business postal address
Other
postalAddress
urn:oid:2.5.4.16
swissEduPersonBusinessPostalAddress
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Home organization
Core
swissEduPersonHomeOrganization
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.4
swissEduPersonHomeOrganization
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Home organization type
Core
swissEduPersonHomeOrganizationType
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.5
swissEduPersonHomeOrganizationType
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Private phone number
Other
homePhone
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.20
swissEduPersonHomePhone
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Home postal address
Other
homePostalAddress
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.39
swissEduPersonHomePostalAddress
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Matriculation number
Other
swissEduPersonMatriculationNumber
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.11
swissEduPersonMatriculationNumber
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Minimum age category
Other
swissEduPersonMinimumAgeCategory
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.19
swissEduPersonMinimumAgeCategory
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Mobile phone number
Other
mobile
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.41
swissEduPersonMobilePhone
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
SSH public key
Other
sshPublicKey
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.24552.500.1.1.1.13
swissEduPersonSshPublicKey
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Unique ID
Core
swissEduPersonUniqueID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1
swissEduPersonUniqueID
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Library patron residence
Other
swissLibraryPersonResidence
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1025
swissLibraryPersonResidence
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Canton of residence
Other
swissLibraryPersonResidenceCanton
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1033
swissLibraryPersonResidenceCanton
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read