The attributes described below are available for use by applications upon request via LDAP connection and service account. Most attributes are not published by default and a justification must be provided for access. Many items originate in systems which require approval from data owners.

Attribute	Description
buildingName	building name
cn	Firstname MI Lastname
departmentNumber	organization dept number
displayName	preferred name (e.g. abbreviated givenName)
eduPersonAffiliation	eduPerson description of individual affiliation (e.g. student, member, faculty)
eduPersonEntitlement	application/purpose specific entitlements in uconn urn format
eduPersonOrgDN	dc=uconn,dc=edu
eduPersonPrincipalName	netid@uconn.edu
eduPersonScopedAffiliation	affiliationname@uconn.edu
eduPrimaryPersonAffiliation	primary eduPersonAffiliation (e.g. staff)
employeeNumber	zero padded payroll ID
emplRcd	Primary Job ID
termDate	Primary Job End Date [YYYYMMDD]
gidNumber	POSIX gid
givenName	Firstname
homeDirectory	POSIX homedir
initials	MI
krbPrincipalName	netid@uconn.edu
l	campus (Storrs, Avery, Stamford, etc)
mail	first.last@uconn.edu
mailLocalAddress	local email
mailRoutingAddress	internal email routing address
manager	timecard approver
mobile	password recovery mobile address
objectClass	a collection of attributes (or an attribute container), eg eduPerson or uconnPerson containers
ou	dept name as ou
postalAddress	local mailing address
sn	Surname
street	Unit Address Number
registeredAddress	Primary Job Building Street Address
destinationIndicator	Primary Job Town
telephoneNumber	HR recorded phone number
title	jobtitle
uconnActive	TRUE = able to authenticate
uconnDataSource	origin feed
uconnDepartment	organization dept name
uconnMobileSMSGateway	provider SMS gateway
uconnPersonAffiliation	uconnPerson description of individual affiliation (e.g. Undergraduate Student, Faculty)
uconnPersonalEmail	personal contact email
uconnPersonDateOfBirth	date of birth in mmddyyyy format
uconnPersonEmplID	Student Admin Peoplesoft emplid
uconnPersonKualiDepartmentCode	KFS deptcode
uconnPersonPayrollID	zero padded payroll ID
uconnPersonPID	unique integer identifying individual. Used on Onecard magstripe
uconnPersonPrimaryAffiliation	The primary affiliation an individual would assert as his/her role at UConn (e.g. Undergraduate Student, Faculty)
uconnPublishedEmail	TRUE = show email contact info, FALSE = suppress
uconnPublished	TRUE = show phone contact info, FALSE = suppress
uconnUnitNumber	organization unit number
uconnUnit	organization unit name
uid	a NetID
uidNumber	POSIX uid

 

Eduperson attributes in use

The attributes described below are defined by Internet2 for use by all member institutions. The definitions are closely defined; the specific information can be found at https://www.internet2.edu/media/medialibrary/2013/09/04/internet2-mace-dir-eduperson-201203.html.

Attribute	Description
eduPersonPrincipalName	An identifier unique to a given individual in the form of user@scope. At UConn, appearing as netid@uconn.edu, e.g. abc12345@uconn.edu Also known as an ePPN
eduPersonAffiliation	The affiliation(s) currently associated with an individual at UConn (e.g., student, staff, faculty, etc.)
edupersonPrimaryAffiliation	The primary affiliation an individual would assert as his/her role at UConn (e.g. student, staff, faculty, etc.)
eduPersonEntitlement	a context specific URI (URN or URL) indicating an entitlement to a specific resource (e.g., urn:uconn.edu:edu.uconn.servicename). Used for licensing, access grants for services lacking ability to check group memberships, etc.
eduPersonOrgDN	The institution with which the person is associated – universally dc=uconn,dc=edu

Eduperson affiliations in use

The affiliations listed below are defined by Internet2 at https://www.internet2.edu/media/medialibrary/2013/09/04/internet2-mace-dir-eduperson-201203.html. Specified affiliations of alum, parent, and library-walk-in are not currently utilized.

Helpful shorthand: persons currently affiliated with the university will be returned by a filter querying for eduPersonAffiliation=member or eduPersonAffiliation=affiliate. Individuals not currently affiliated will fail to match this filter.

Attribute	Description
student	any type of student
staff	an individual with a non-teaching role
faculty	an individual with a teaching role
affiliate	an individual not otherwise considered staff, student, employee, or faculty
employee	an individual who is either faculty or staff
member	composite affiliation meaning faculty or staff or student or employee, i.e., “a member in good standing of the university community”
alum	planned for use, but not currently defined as of 02/01/2016
library-walk-in	not currently in use

Uconnperson affiliations in use

The affiliations listed below are internally defined at UConn. All affiliations are marked as directed by upstream systems (UConn HR, UCHC HR, UConn registrars, etc) in employment/enrollment data provided to NetID infrastructure.

Attribute	Description
Active Graduate Student Active Law Student Active Non Credit Student Active Non Degree ECE Student Active Non Degree Student Active Undergraduate Student	An individual with a current student status Note: Early College Experience (ECE) student – high school co-op.
Admitted Non Degree ECE Student Admitted Graduate Student Admitted Law Student Admitted Undergraduate Student	An admitted but not yet matriculated student
Applicant ECE Student Applicant Graduate Student Applicant Non Degree Student Applicant Undergraduate Student	Students who have applied to the university but for whom no admissions decision has been rendered. Note: non degree applicants are possible but skipped by SA workflow Note: applicant graduates are  possible but rare..graduate registrar inserts record at Admitted phase
Emeritus	A retired faculty member endorsed for emeritus status by the Board of Trustees
Extended Student	A student (graduate or undergraduate) who has graduated. This affiliation is carried to indicate the grace period between graduation and the transition to inactive. Provides time for the individual to enroll in graduate school, another student program, to receive messages about future graduation planning, etc. Transition to inactive typically occurs on or after the 10th day of the semester following individual’s graduation.
Faculty	An employee considered to be a faculty member. Includes adjunct
Graduate Student	A graduate student. Deprecated synonym for Active Graduate Student.
Inactive Graduate Student Inactive Undergraduate Student Inactive Non Credit Student Inactive Non Degree Student	An individual no longer considered an active student. Able to authenticate to access transcript, institutional email. Should be granted authorization with caution for most licensing purposes or excluded.
Parent	A student’s parent; not currently used by SA
Professional Staff	An employee considered to be a professional staff member (unclassified)
Prospective Student	not passed by SA
Retired	An employee who has retired. Only visible during grace period post-termination
Special Payroll	An individual working as an employee; typically end-dated appointments or gratis.
Student Employee	Graduate assistants, graduate student professional interns, and students employed at UConn in work study or student labor funded jobs.
Staff	An employee considered to be a staff member (classified)
Undergraduate Student	An undergraduate student. Deprecated synonym for Active Undergraduate Student.
Univ Affiliated Employee	Individuals having a business/working relationship with the university while not being considered a student, staff, faculty, or employee (neither paid nor gratis).  Such individuals do not have a student interaction role.
Test	Reserved to denote that a NetID is used for test purposes while simulating other affiliations