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Attributes reference

You use Auðkennisappið to verify the end-user's identity and obtain relevant personal details about them.

This page summarises the user information you can request and receive for the following authentication protocols:

Want to use SAML 2.0?

For integrations using the SAML 2.0 authentication protocol, see the SAML requested attributes page.

OIDC scopes and claims​

You can use the following scopes to request user information from an end-user using Auðkennisappið:

Response example​

The response example below only shows the section with the user information claims.

Scope: openid profile idp-id nin

{
  "idp": "audkenni-app",
  "name": "ANNA TOMASDOTTIR",
  "family_name": "TOMASDOTTIR",
  "given_name": "ANNA",
  "birthdate":"1990-02-17",
  "nin": "1702901234",
  "nin_type": "CIVIL",
  "nin_issuing_country": "IS",
}
IdP scoping

You can limit which eIDs the end-user can authenticate with. For more details, see the IdP scoping page.

Authentication REST API attributes​

The Signicat Authentication REST API supports the following request and response attributes for Auðkennisappið:

Response example​

Here is a section of the response showing the user information attributes:

"subject": {
	"id": "2ULSP7fTILirGvQKmJzSX7z3pY6NIYcK4xYnu3hqIO8=",
	"idpId": "1702901234",
	"name": "ANNA TOMASDOTTIR",
	"firstName": "ANNA",
	"lastName": "TOMASDOTTIR",
	"dateOfBirth": "1990-02-17",
	"nin": {
		"value": "1702901234",
		"issuingCountry": "IS",
		"type": "CIVIL"
	},
}
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