User identity attributes

A set of standard set of LDAP attributes and Cloud Identity Service user attributes can be set when you create or update users. In addition, you might have extra custom attributes specific to your organization.

Contact your support representative for assistance with custom attributes.

Standard LDAP user identity attributes

The standard LDAP attributes that are available are specified in the inetOrgPerson, organizationalPerson, person, and ePerson object classes.
Table 1. LDAP user identity attributes
Attribute name Type Multi-value Description
accessHint String Yes DN pointer to an accessRole or accessGroup object class.
accountHint String Yes DN pointer to an account directory object.
audio String Yes Contains a sound file in binary format.
businessCategory String Yes The kind of business that is performed by an organization.
c String No Country, indicated by a two-letter ISO 3166 country code (countryName).
carLicense String Yes Vehicle license plate tag.
cn String Yes Common name. The X.500 commonName attribute, which contains a name of an object. If the object corresponds to a person, it is typically the full name of the person.
configPtr String Yes DN pointer to a directory that is derived from the cimConfigurationentry object class, such as an ePropertySet.
departmentNumber String Yes A department within an organization.
description String Yes A lengthy description of a directory object entry. An attribute that is common to CIM and LDAP schema.
destinationIndicator String Yes The country and city strings that are associated with the object (the addressee) needed to provide the public telegram service.
displayName String Yes A name that is used to display an entry in a one-line summary list.
employeeNumber String No Identifies an employee in an organization by the employee number.
employeeType String Yes The type of employment for an employee.
facsimileTelephoneNumber String Yes A fax number.
generationQualifier String Yes The suffix part of the name of a person, for example, III, 3rd, and Jr.
givenName String Yes The part of the name of a person that is not their surname or their middle name, for example John, Jane, or Joe.
homeFax String Yes A home fax number.
homePhone String Yes A home telephone number.
initials String Yes The initials of some or all of the name of a person, but not including the surname, for example D. or D. A. for a person with the name Dan Andrew Smith.
internationalISDNNumber String Yes The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) addresses, in the format specified in CCITT Rec. E. 164.
jpegPhoto String Yes A JPEG photo.
l String Yes The name of a locality, such as a city, county, or other geographic region. (localityName in X.500.)
labeledURI String Yes The Uniform Resource Identifier with an optional label as defined in RFC2079.
mail String Yes Email address.
manager String Yes The given name of a user's manager within your organization.
middleName String Yes The middle name of a person.
mobile String Yes The mobile or cellular phone number.
o String Yes The name of an organization. (organizationName in X.500.)
objectClass String Yes The kind of object that an entry represents.
organizationalStatus String Yes A category by which a person is referred to in an organization.
otherMailbox String Yes Specifies values for electronic mailbox types other than X.400 and rfc822.
ou String Yes The name of an organizational unit. (organizationName in X.500.)
pager String Yes A pager phone number.
personalTitle String Yes A personal title for a person, for example Mr, Ms, Dr, Prof, and Rev.
photo String Yes A photo, in binary form.
physicalDeliveryOfficeName String Yes A physical delivery office number.
postalAddress String Yes A mailing address. This field is intended to include multiple lines. When represented in LDIF format, each line must be separated by a dollar sign ($)
postalCode String Yes Postal code.
postOfficeBox String Yes Post office box number.
preferredDeliveryMethod String No A preferred contact or delivery method.
preferredLanguage String No The preferred written or spoken language of a person.
registeredAddress String Yes A postal address for receiving telegrams or expedited documents.
roomNumber String Yes A room number. The commonName attribute is normally used for naming room objects.
secretary String Yes Identifies a secretary or administrative assistant, by distinguished name.
seeAlso String Yes The distinguished names of objects that are related to the subject object. Each related object name is one value of this multi-valued attribute.
sn String Yes The X.500 surname attribute, which is the surname of a person.
st String Yes The full name of a state or province. (stateOrProvinceName in X.500)
street String Yes The site information from a postal address (the street name, place, avenue, and the house number). (streetAddress in X.500.)
telephoneNumber String Yes A telephone number.
teletexTerminalIdentifier String Yes A teletex terminal identifier.
telexNumber String Yes A telex number.
thumbNailLogo String Yes Thumbnail logo that is associated with a user.
thumbNailPhoto String Yes Thumbnail photo that is associated with a user.
title String Yes The title, such as Vice President, of a person in their organizational context.
uid String Yes A login name that is associated with the user, typically shortname, or userid.
uniqueIdentifier String Yes A unique identifier for an object that is represented in the directory. The domain within which the identifier is unique, and the exact semantics of the identifier, are defined locally.
userCertificate String Yes The certificates that are issued to the user by one or more certificate authorities.
userPKCS12 String Yes PKCS \2312 PFX PDU standard for exchange of personal identity information.
userPassword String Yes A password value for a distinguished name.
userSMIMECertificate String Yes Signed message that is used to support S/MIME.
x121Address String Yes Specifies the X.121 address for an object.
x500UniqueIdentifier String Yes Differentiates objects when a distinguished name is reused. The method of identification is binary.

Cloud Identity Service user identity attributes

Table 2. Cloud Identity Service user attributes
Field Type Description
gtwayAddressLine1 String The first line of a postal address.
gtwayAddressLine2 String The second line of a postal address.
gtwayDelegate Boolean The name of a user's delegate in Cloud Identity Service.
gtwayIsManager Boolean Indicates whether a user is a manager of other users in Cloud Identity Service.
gtwayLastRecertDate String The last recertification date for a user.
gtwayManager String The name of a user's manager in Cloud Identity Service.
gtwayUserType String The user type.