Glossary
Glossary and Terminology
attribute
A piece of information provided by Shibboleth to an Application about a User for the Application to use. Examples include: A List of Classes; A Globally Unique Identifier; Preferred Name; Favorite Ice Cream.
attribute authority
A data source that contains the values of Attributes provided by Shibboleth. There should be only one source for a specific attribute. Different attributes may come from different authorities.
binding
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