eduPersonPrincipalName

Description

Globally unique personal identifier. Often referred to as ePPN. It is common for federated (not UH) service providers to utilize this as a person's unique identifier.

Visit <https://www.incommon.org/federation/attributesummary.html#eduPersonPrincipal> for details.

See also: http://software.internet2.edu/eduperson/internet2-mace-dir-eduperson-201310.html#eduPersonPrincipalName

Restricted per Executive Policy 2.214

LDAP Attribute Info

• Name: eduPersonPrincipalName
• OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.6
• Indexing: yes (pres, eq, sub)
  
• Required: no
• Multivalued: no

Example Stored Data

janedoe@hawaii.edu

Notes

1. It looks like an email address, but it is not. It is usually kept in sync with uhEmail and one of the values for mail, both of which derive from uid.
2. These are never reassigned to another person.
3. Additional documentation available, <here>.