- Created by Albert Wu (internet2.edu), last modified on Feb 09, 2021
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Overview
Email address (mail
) is a user attribute defined in RFC4524→. From RFC4524: "The mail (rfc822mailbox) attribute type holds Internet mail addresses in Mailbox RFC5321→ form (e.g., user@example.com
)."
OID | 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.3 |
---|---|
LDAP Syntax | IA5 String {256} |
# of Values | multi-valued |
References | eduPerson→, RFC4524→ |
Use in the InCommon Federation
When working with InCommon Participants, an email address should only be used as a mean of contact. It is not a suitable user identifier (see: Why is email address not an appropriate user identifier?).
mail
is a required attribute in the REFEDS Research & Scholarship (R&S) entity category.
SAML Response Example
<samlp:Response xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol" xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion" ID="..." Version="2.0" IssueInstant="2020-07-17T01:01:48Z" Destination="..." InResponseTo="..."> ... <saml:Assertion ...> ... <saml:AttributeStatement> <saml:Attribute xmlns:x500="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:profiles:attribute:X500" NameFormat="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri" Name="urn:oid:0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.3" FriendlyName="mail" x500:Encoding="LDAP"> <saml:AttributeValue xsi:type="xsd:string">mjc@example.edu</saml:AttributeValue> </saml:Attribute> ... </saml:AttributeStatement> </saml:Assertion> </samlp:Response>
See Also
- REFEDS Research & Scholarship (R&S) entity category
- Understanding Federated User Identifiers
- eduPersonPrincipalName (eppn)
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