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
Affiliation
Core
eduPersonAffiliation
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1
eduPersonAffiliation
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
E-mail
Core
mail
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.3
email / email_verified
email
Given name
Core
givenName
urn:oid:2.5.4.42
given_name
profile
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
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
Surname
Core
surname
urn:oid:2.5.4.4
family_name
profile
Targeted ID
Core
eduPersonTargetedID
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.10

Unique ID
Core
swissEduPersonUniqueID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1
swissEduPersonUniqueID
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Common name
Core
commonName
urn:oid:2.5.4.3

Display name
Core
displayName
urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.241
name
profile
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
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
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
Canton of residence
Other
swissLibraryPersonResidenceCanton
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1033
swissLibraryPersonResidenceCanton
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Card UID
Other
swissEduPersonCardUID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.12

Date of birth
Other
swissEduPersonDateOfBirth
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.2
birthdate
profile
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
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 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 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 private unique ID
Other
swissEduIDUniqueID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1035

Gender
Other
swissEduPersonGender
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.3
gender
profile
Library patron affiliation
Other
swissLibraryPersonAffiliation
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1023

Library patron residence
Other
swissLibraryPersonResidence
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1025
swissLibraryPersonResidence
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
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

Study branch 1
Other
swissEduPersonStudyBranch1
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.6

Study branch 2
Other
swissEduPersonStudyBranch2
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.7

Study branch 3
Other
swissEduPersonStudyBranch3
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.8

Study level
Other
swissEduPersonStudyLevel
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.9

Assurance profile
Other
eduPersonAssurance
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.11

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
Employee number
Other
employeeNumber
urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.3

Entitlement
Other
eduPersonEntitlement
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.7
eduPersonEntitlement
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
Member of
Other
isMemberOf
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.5.1.1

Mobile phone number
Other
mobile
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.41
swissEduPersonMobilePhone
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
Nick name
Other
eduPersonNickname
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.2

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
Organization path
Other
eduPersonOrgDN
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.3

Organizational unit
Other
ou
urn:oid:2.5.4.11

Organizational unit path
Other
eduPersonOrgUnitDN
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.4

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

Preferred language
Other
preferredLanguage
urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.39
locale
profile
Primary affiliation
Other
eduPersonPrimaryAffiliation
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.5

Primary organizational unit
Other
eduPersonPrimaryOrgUnitDN
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.8

Private phone number
Other
homePhone
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.20
swissEduPersonHomePhone
https://login.eduid.ch/authz/User.Read
SCHAC country of citizenship
Other
schacCountryOfCitizenship
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.25178.1.2.5

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

User ID
Other
uid
urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1

User ID number
Other
uidNumber
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.1.1.1.0

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

Enrolled Courses
Other
enrolledCourses
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1036

Fernuni Imap Password
Other
fschImapPW
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1024

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

FHNW Abrechnungskostenstelle
Other
fhnwAbrKst
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1007

FHNW detailed affiliation
Other
fhnwDetailedAffiliation
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1008

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

FHNW Organisationseinheit aus Metadirectory
Other
fhnwOeID
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1013

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

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

Kerberos Principal Name
Other
extKerberosPrincipalName
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.2021

Primary group ID
Other
primaryGroupID
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.2.1.15

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

Uni Basel specific roles
Other
unibasChRoles
urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.22865.10.1.1.19

UniBE Authorization attribute
Other
UniBEapplAuthorisation
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1000

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

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

UniL faculte principale
Other
unilFacultePrincipale
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1006

UniL group membership
Other
unilMemberOf
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1003

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

ZHAW Institute Code
Other
zhawInstituteCode
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1016

ZHAW Institute Name
Other
zhawInstitute
urn:oid:2.16.756.1.2.5.1.1.1017