Handling a multi-value attribute question

[Mike Flynn]

Thanks, Dave.  Unfortunately that won't work as we need first and last name separate and displayname is a combination of those...


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 From: David Langenberg <davel at uchicago.edu>
To: Shib Users <users at shibboleth.net> 
Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2012 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Handling a multi-value attribute question
 

If givenName is multi-valued, ask if they offer displayName which is single-valued.

Dave



On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Mike Flynn <shibbolethlynda at yahoo.com> wrote:

I am an SP and I have about 140 educational institutions that connect to me via SAML.  We allow the passing of attributes to us to personalize the user's experience on our site.  A typical set is MAIL, SN, GIVENNAME, EPPN.  I have one school that passes GIVENNAME with multiple values.  In a typical scenario where I get a single value, it allows us to greet the user by name on the site as well as personalize other elements.  In this instance, with multiple values, how do I know which value to use?  Should the school in question make that determination and apprise me?  Or is there a generally accepted approach for this?
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