How to create and share attributes
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A guide for organisations interested in being an 'attribute service provider' certified against the UK digital identity and attributes trust framework.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
A guide for organisations interested in being an 'attribute service provider' certified against the UK digital identity and attributes trust framework. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- 1. Create an attribute
- 1.1. Using existing attributes to create new attributes
- Example
- 1.2. Storing attributes
- 2. Bind an attribute to a person or organisation
- 2.1. How it works
- Example
- 2.1.1. Binding and matching
- 2.2. How to bind an attribute
- 2.2.1. Who to bind to
- 2.2.2. Checking the claimed identity
- 2.2.2.1. Check a person's identity or authenticator
- 2.2.2.2. Check an organisation's identity
- 2.2.3. Choosing an identifying attribute
- 2.2.3.1. Create an identifying attribute
- 2.2.3.2. Use existing information as an identifying attribute
Source and licence
Office for Digital Identities and Attributes
AttributionOffice for Digital Identities and Attributes, ‘How to create and share attributes’ (updated 25 November 2024), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026