eduPerson is an attribute specification (or schema, or LDAP Object Class) authored and promoted by the EDUCAUSE/Internet2 eduPerson Task Force, developed to standarise the description of common education attributes between US institutions. The eduPerson object class focuses on the attributes of individuals. Current documentation on the eduPerson object class is available at http://www.educause.edu/eduperson/. See also Attribute.

Name given to the EDUCAUSE / Internet 2 LDAP object class used to identify person attributes / roles used widely within higher education. This standard namespace will allow a range of directory-based applications to share personal information between institutions, data providers and platforms.

an LDAP object class that includes widely used person attributes in the higher education community