Overview of Entitlements
An EID holder may have from zero to many entitlements, each with a start and end date (end dates may be in perpetuity). For example, an EID could have an LLV entitlement with a specific end date, which would grant UT Libraries Visitor Privileges to that EID holder until that end date.
SIG/IDP Entitlements
Two special entitlements to be aware of as developers are IDP and SIG.
- IDP: means this EID holder has had their identity verified, either by an authorized administrator or a notary public, through the display of a government issued photo ID.
- SIG: means this EID holder has signed the UT Electronic Agreement and is therefore entitled to conduct legal transactions using their UT EID and password.
SIG/IDP Entitlements and High Assurance
While assurance levels have been deprecated with the new EID system, having High Assurance can be roughly equated to having both SIG and IDP Entitlements. For more information on assurance levels and their relation to entitlements, please see EID System Assurance Level Transitions (UT EID login required).
Requesting a new Entitlement
New entitlements can be created on a case by case basis to aid developers across campus. In general, the following guidelines describe good candidates for entitlements.
- Entitlements should be of interest to other parts of the university outside your department.
- Entitlements should be applied to a population which can be easily defined.
- Entitlements should be contained to a limited population which does not grow significantly over time.
If the creation of a new entitlement would assist your area in development, we encourage you to contact the EID Team at eidteam@utlists.utexas.edu.
