**DRAFT** CU Identifier Mapping (8/22/00)
Identifier Name		Primary Use	Characteristics*	Notes	Who Assigns?	Who Receives	Where Stored	Format and Examples
Userid/login		Login for computer account, modem pool login (identikey) and cn in Active Directory	- Reassignable - Revocable - Used by humans - Unique to individual server at a given time	nultiple systems, multiple login names managed by multiple admins. Other systems dependent upon identikey name.	ITS &/or individual sysadmins	authorized users of particular apps; active fac/staff and students.	Indv servers for indv. Systems including Uniquid - Kerberos server	Typically last name, or last name truncated to 8 characters or last name appended to first initial to offer uniqueness examples: vaughan fryberg example: trippr
Uniquid Unique unix UID		Internal systems key	- Reassignable - Revocable - Used by system - Unique to colorado.edu domain at a given time	UCB-specific, Not mandatory	Uniquid system	Active students, staff and faculty	Uniquid database	0 £ UUID £ ????? example: ?????
Mail Home		Mailbox storage and retrieval identifier	- Reassignable - Revocable - Used by humans - Globally unique at a given time	Derived from userid and domain name	ITS & individual sysadmins	Active fac, students, staff, & other users of UCB e-mail system	Uniquid database or individual servers	xxxxx@colorado.edu Typically the user login @ server.colorado.edu example: vaughan@spot.colorado.edu
AD Globally Unique ID (GUID)		Active Directory unique ID	- Non-Reassignable - Revocable - Used by system - Unique on w2k server	Assigned at time of object creation; removed at time of object deletion	AD	All AD objects	Windows 2000 server	20? 25? Alphanumeric example: ?????
Student ID (SID)		Identifier for Student Information System, PLUS & library	- non-reassignable - Revocable - Used by humans - Unique to SIS	SSN if student has one else 9N sys-assigned. Changed to SSN if rcvd after enrolling	Registrar or system (sequential ID starting w/ 800 if no SSN available)	Students	SIS	9N SSN example: 111223333 Non SSN: 800223333
Buff OneCard		ISO number to identify specific card	- Non-reassignable - Non-Revocable - Used by system - Unique to ICAM	SID/SSN is carried on Buff OneCard stripe in addition to ISO	ICAM (card) system	Buff OneCard holders (faculty, staff, students)	On card and in ICAM system	16N 6014445000366222
Employee ID		ID for PeopleSoft Human Resources system	- Non-Reassignable - Non-revocable - Used by system - Unique to PS HR	Recently converted from SSN-based HR system.	PeopleSoft HR system	Anyone on CU personnel system (Faculty, staff, and more)	PeopleSoft HR	11N 11122333344
Social Security Number		Former HR ID, still used as ID for Faculty Info System, library (fac/staff), ememo lists	- Non-Reassignable - Non-revocable - Used by humans/sys - Unique to USA	May eventually be replaced in some systems by emp ID to conform with PS HR	US Government	Anyone receiving taxable monetary compensation in the USA	PSHR, FIS, SIS, BuffOneCard, various individual apps	9N example: 111223333
Library patron id		Internal systems key for CU Innopac library system	- Non-reassignable - Non-revocable - Used by humans/ sys - Unique to Innopac	Typically SSN (from BuffOneCard). If patron doesn’t offer ssn, then sys-assigned.	Derive from Buff OneCard or SSN on patron form - else system-assigned.	All valid library patrons (CU faculty, staff, students, colorado residents)	Innopac library system	9N example: 111223333 example: 000223333
Campus Telephone Number		Telecomm system, directory, all systems requiring phone no. (FIS, Clarify, HR etc.)	- Reassignable - Revocable - Used by humans/sys - Unique to UCB	Only link to person’s location (though not definitive)	Telecomm	Any telephone ‘owner’	Telecomm equipment file	(nnn) nnn-nnnn example: (303) 492-5555

* Definitions:

Non-reassignable - Can the identifier be re-used by (assigned to) another person or service?

Non-revocable - Can the identifier be revoked and disassociated with the person or service?

Used by system/human- primary user of identifier.

Unique- identifier is unique to what group of people or services