Overview#

Gender is dependent on the context

Gender as an attribute of an Entity may be referred to as sex

JSON Web Token Claims#

Gender is defined as a string representing the End-User's Gender. Values defined by OpenID Connect Core 1.0 specification are female and male. Other values MAY be used when neither of the defined values are applicable.

LDAP Attribute Definition#

The Gender AttributeTypes is defined as:

• OID of 1.3.6.1.4.1.8876.2.1.10
• NAME: Gender
• DESC: 'male female or unknown, Allowed Values are M F U'
• EQUALITY:
• ORDERING:
• SYNTAX: 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.44 Printable String
• SINGLE-VALUE
• USAGE UserApplications
• Extended Flags:
  • X-NDS_UPPER_BOUND: 1
  • X-NDS_NOT_SCHED_SYNC_IMMEDIATE: 1

• Used as MUST in:
• Used MAY in:
  • dicPersonInfo

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Default Profile Claims
• DicPersonInfo
• JSON Web Token Claims
• LDAPAttributetypesWillekeBranchStart
• OpenID Connect Standard Claims
• Sex
• Sexual orientation
• The Automated Biometric Identification System