Texas A&M University - Infrastructure Services

Higher Ed NetID (eduPersonPrincipalName)

Definition: The "NetID" (account login identifier) for inter-institutional authentication.

This can be thought of as the account login scoped to the identity provider. For everyone in the directory, it is 'tamuEduPersonNetID@tamu.edu'.

This value is also the Kerberos principal for the account owner.
Attribute Name: 'eduPersonPrincipalName'
OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.6
URN: urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.6
Object Class: eduPerson
Required: no
Multiple Values: Single-valued
Format: Directory String
The values consist of a left and right component separated by an "@" sign. The left component is the entry's tamuEduPersonNetID value. The right component identifies the domain or scope. For all entries in the TAMU Enterprise Directory this is "tamu.edu".
Controlled Vocabulary: not applicable
Source: If NetID has not been activated, this attribute is not present, i.e. contains no value.
If NetID has been activated, the attribute value is NetID@tamu.edu
Indexing: Presence (pres): Improves searches for entries that contain the indexed attribute.
Equality (eq): Improves searches for entries that contain an attribute that is set to a specific value.
Search Syntax: EQUALITY caseIgnoreMatch
Access: Account owner has read access. Authenticated and nonauthenticated (anonymous) users have search access.
Usage: Shibboleth-enabled applications
Example(s): joe-college@tamu.edu