{"id":20550,"date":"2018-09-08T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jumpcloud.com\/?p=20550"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:03:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:03:33","slug":"what-are-user-attributes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/what-are-user-attributes","title":{"rendered":"What are User Attributes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Like snowflakes, no one person is quite the same as any other. Yet, when creating a user identity in a directory service, everyone starts out the same. How can an IT admin differentiate their users so that interns can\u2019t access the VP\u2019s expense report or contractors can\u2019t tap into confidential information? Of course, this can be done manually on a user-by-user basis, but IT is always looking for a more efficient, systematic approach. That\u2019s where group-based management and user attributes come in. But, you may be asking, what are user attributes?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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