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khazelton authored Mar 31, 2021
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id and identifier (anything that can uniquely identify a person
Grouper external users is where the ePPN for a new member

COm: In general, a multi-values list of identifiers paired with a source identifier; there is a non-shared internal ID
Grouper:

Refereence ID: two match modes: Match up front; config. COmanage to match based on RefID. registry gets a ref id, and stores it

Match API backend is just a database that understands ref id and sourceID

provision to LDAP, point Grouper subject source at LDAP;


mp: OID is permanent, not shared name is a name-based identifier (other could be added), can change if needed, could be a campus id that users tend to know
- globally unique by inclusion of a scope element or domain identifier
- mP can generate any other unique id and share with external systems
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. What is the primary, wholly internal person identifier in your package?

COm: identifier modules to generate identifiers with the desired characteristics;

KeithL: If you make a REST call: here's user, get the OID, use that in the actual REST call

. What identifier(s) do you expose to other packages? Internal ID plus tuple source/identifier
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. How do you handle changes to name-based identifiers
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connectors can work w opaque: UID (used to link to the midPoint user, and another identifier, perhaps name based; mP can update the name identifier

If UID link breaks, correlation can relink.


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