# Electronic Identity Authentication Certificate

## Full Formal Attribute Name

gfipm:2.0:user:ElectronicIdentityAuthenticationCertificate

## Abbreviated Formal Attribute Name

ElectronicIdentityAuthenticationCertificate

## Definition

An electronic certificate issued to the user by the user's identity provider organization in accordance with the identity provider organization's certificate policy. The certificate provides a cryptographic binding between the electronic identity on which this assertion is based and an associated public/private key pair. It is represented in X.509 v3, base-64 encoded format.

## Data Type

Base-64 Binary

## Metadata Version

2.0

## Usage Information

Note that this attribute may cause problems for some COTS products (including certain SAML implementations) if the certificate data contains line breaks.

## Example Content

None Provided

## NIEM Xpath

N/A

## NIEM Definition

N/A

## Source

GFIPM Metadata Straw Man

## Misc. Notes

None Provided