Design intent
Make responsibility explicit
Name attributes consistently, define types and validation, decide which identity classes require them, and document whether each field is informational or used for authorization or automation.
Features / Identity data
Custom Attributes
Capture business-specific profile information while keeping attribute ownership, validation and policy use explicit.
Explore the design intent, review practical decisions and validate exact behavior against your deployed configuration.
Why it matters
Make the policy understandable before you automate it.
Uncontrolled custom fields quickly become inconsistent. An attribute used in an access rule needs clear semantics, a reliable source and validation that prevents ambiguity.
Worked scenario
See it in context
A tenant’s employee ID and department are required for employees but do not become mandatory customer profile fields.
Boundary to verify
Do not rely on interface alone
Confirm enforcement at the relevant server, API, resource or operational decision point. A hidden button or an informative dashboard is not, by itself, an authorization control.
Practical path
From intent to verified outcome.
Use these stages as a review guide. Exact settings and enforcement points depend on the configured deployment and connected systems.
Define the boundary
Identify the actor, target resource and operation that custom attributes is meant to govern.
Configure the policy
Name attributes consistently, define types and validation, decide which identity classes require them, and document whether each field is informational or used for authorization or automation.
Exercise the edge cases
A tenant’s employee ID and department are required for employees but do not become mandatory customer profile fields. Also test the path that should be denied, deferred or sent for review.
Review the outcome
Check that the resulting state is understandable and that the decision can be investigated later. For audit-enabled operations, confirm the relevant actor and context are captured.
Before rollout
Questions worth answering.
A capability is easier to operate when ownership, failure behavior and verification are defined upfront.
- Confirm the subject, resource and scope affected by custom attributes.
- Who supplies the attribute, how is it validated, and what decisions depend on it?
- Test the expected path and at least one denied, expired or incomplete path.
- Make ownership, failure handling and review evidence clear before rollout.
This page describes a design approach based on WebFrolic’s documented product model. Verify feature availability and exact behavior in your environment before relying on it for a control requirement.
Related capabilities
Explore what connects to this.
Follow the related areas to understand how this capability fits within identity, access, lifecycle and operations.
Evaluate with your scenario
Start with a concrete workflow.
Share the identities, resource boundary and decision you want to test. The walkthrough can focus on the relevant behavior rather than a generic feature tour.