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Example applications for which this attribute would be useful
Determining strength of asserted identity for on-line transactions, especially those involving more than minimal institutional risk resulting from errors in authentication.
A system supporting access to grants management in order to provide assurance for financial transactions.
Example (LDIF Fragment)
eduPersonAssurance: urn:mace:incommon:IAQ:sample
eduPersonAssurance: http://idm.example.org/LOA#sample
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