Internal identifier

For internal use only

The swissEduID SHOULD NOT be exposed to users. Its usage is restricted to identity management services at organizations (see restrictions below).

Format

The edu-ID Internal Identifier swissEduID is represented in UUID Version 4 format.

Examples:

  • 6c17b073-3e37-4c4a-83c8-be85ee353d23
  • f5b0c371-115c-4a84-ac8f-2cfe24b1aff5
  • 4c09e224-8fb3-4984-ba72-75dba7d98e03

All characters are lower case. See details in attribute specification.

Issuing

A swissEduID Internal Identifier is issued when a SWITCH edu-ID account is created.
The creation of a SWITCH edu-ID account together with the associated swissEduID can be initiated

  • by self-registration and filling-in a form on a web site, or
  • by deriving a SWITCH edu-ID account from an active digital identity like AAI

Restrictions

Common SPs should use swissEduPersonUniqueID or eduPersonTargetedID to identify a returning user.

The swissEduID identifier is reserved for identity management applications at organizations. It has to be specifically released to SPs in the resource registry.