D
User Attributes Passed to Partner Applications

Table D-1 lists all of the user attributes that mod_osso passes to applications. The table also recommends attributes to use as keys, or handles, to retrieve additional user attributes from Oracle Internet Directory.

Table D-1 User Attributes Passed to Partner Applications

HTTP Header Name	Description	Source	Use as Key or Handle?
Osso-User-Guid	Single sign-on user's globally unique user ID (GUID)	Single sign-on user's globally unique user ID (GUID)	Recommended
Osso-Subscriber-Guid	Realm GUID	Realm entry in Oracle Internet Directory	Recommended
Remote-User	User nickname as entered by user on the login page	Single sign-on login page	Recommended for pre-9.0.4 applications, but not for 9.0.4 applications.
Osso-Subscriber	User-friendly name for a realm	Realm entry in Oracle Internet Directory	Recommended for pre-9.0.4 applications, but not for 9.0.4 applications.
Accept-Language	Language and territory in ISO format	Single sign-on server	Not applicable
Osso-User-Dn	Single sign-on user's distinguished name (DN)	User entry in Oracle Internet Directory	Not recommended. Use GUID headers to perform user searches in Oracle Internet Directory.Foot 1
Osso-Subscriber-DN	Realm DN	Realm entry in Oracle Internet Directory	Not recommended. Use GUID headers to perform user searches in Oracle Internet Directory.Foot 2

1 Deprecated. To be removed in the next release. 2 Deprecated. To be removed in the next release.