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Attribute Bundles

Essential Attribute Bundle

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Learn more about the Essential Attribute Bundle

IdPs are encouraged to release the Essential Attribute Bundle to the broadest class of SPs possible (subject to policy):

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titleAn Important Consequence of Releasing the Essential Attribute Bundle

If your deployment of eduPersonPrincipalName is non-reassigned, and your IdP releases the essential attribute bundle Essential Attribute Bundle to all SPs, then your IdP supports the Research & Scholarship Category as a side effect, without further configuration.

Research & Scholarship Attribute Bundle

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Learn more about the Research & Scholarship Attribute Bundle

IdPs are encouraged to release the Research & Scholarship Attribute Bundle to all R&S SPs:

  • Identifiers
    • eduPersonPrincipalName
    • eduPersonTargetedID
  • Mail attribute
    • mail
  • Person name attributes
    • displayName
    • givenName
    • sn (surname)
  • Authorization attribute
    • eduPersonScopedAffiliation

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titleSupporting the The Research & Scholarship Category

An identity provider (IdP) supports the The Research & Scholarship (R&S) Category if, for some subset of the IdP's user population, the IdP releases a minimal subset of the R&S attribute bundle to R&S service providers without administrative involvement, either automatically or subject to user consent.

Minimal Subset of the R&S Attribute Bundle

The following attributes constitute a minimal subset of the R&S attribute bundle:

  • eduPersonPrincipalName
  • mail
  • displayName OR (givenName AND sn)

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Category is a global effort that promotes Federation for Research and Scholarship that Just Works.