eduPersonNickname

A short description

Person's nickname, or the informal name by which they are accustomed to be hailed

Usage

Utility class
[ Core | Standard | Extended ]
Of use to some set of more specialized applications.

Is attribute required?
Optional. Application selects whether it will support attribute or not.

Confidentiality
Low. Data well known from other sources.

Integrity
Medium. Values should be up to date.

Availability
Medium. If the LDAP uses this attribute, it should normally be provided for relevant objects. Authorization may fail if no value is available.

Details

Multiple values?
Multivalued

Value format
DirectoryString

Attribute origin
eduPerson

LDAP

OID

1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.2

Datatype

DirectoryString

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Most often a single name as opposed to displayName which often consists of a full name. Useful for user- friendly search by name. As distinct from the cn (common name) attribute, the eduPersonNickname attribute is intended primarily to carry the person's preferred nickname(s). E.g., Jack for John, Woody for Durwood, JR for Joseph Robert.

Carrying this in a separate attribute makes it relatively easy to make this a self-maintained attribute If it were merely one of the multiple values of the cn attribute, this would be harder to do. A review step by a responsible adult is advisable to help avoid institutionally embarrassing values being assigned to this attribute by would-be malefactors!

Application developers can use this attribute to make directory search functions more"user friendly."

Example applications for which this attribute would be useful: