---
title: Identification
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Device Management Profile
path: devicemanagement/identification
---

# Identification

The payload that configures the names of the account user.

## Declaration

```data
object Identification
```

## Properties

PayloadIdentification: The dictionary that contains details about the user. Deprecated: macOS 15.4+

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.configurationprofile.identification as the payload type. Profile availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  Profile example <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict>     <key>PayloadContent</key>     <array>         <dict>             <key>CalDAVAccountDescription</key>             <string>My CalDAV Account</string>             <key>CalDAVHostName</key>             <string>server.example.com</string>             <key>CalDAVPassword</key>             <string>Password123</string>             <key>CalDAVPort</key>             <integer>443</integer>             <key>CalDAVUseSSL</key>             <true/>             <key>CalDAVUsername</key>             <string>juanchaves4@example.com</string>             <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>             <string>com.example.mycaldavpayload</string>             <key>PayloadType</key>             <string>com.apple.caldav.account</string>             <key>PayloadUUID</key>             <string>603409f1-b611-459d-9584-0ed12bc25b5b</string>             <key>PayloadVersion</key>             <integer>1</integer>         </dict>         <dict>             <key>PayloadIdentification</key>             <dict>                 <key>UserName</key>                 <string>juanchaves4@example.com</string>                 <key>FullName</key>                 <string>Juan Chavez</string>                 <key>EmailAddress</key>                 <string>juanchaves4@example.com</string>                 <key>AuthMethod</key>                 <string>UserEnteredPassword</string>                 <key>Password</key>                 <string>Password123</string>                 <key>Prompt</key>                 <string>Prompt Hello</string>                 <key>PromptMessage</key>                 <string>Prompt Message</string>             </dict>             <key>PayloadType</key>             <string>com.apple.configurationprofile.identification</string>             <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>             <string>com.example.myidentificationpayload</string>             <key>PayloadUUID</key>             <string>9afecc40-d89f-4d66-ba9a-73ce0f15f784</string>             <key>PayloadVersion</key>             <integer>1</integer>         </dict>     </array>     <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>     <string>Identification with CalDAV</string>     <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>     <string>com.example.myprofile</string>     <key>PayloadType</key>     <string>Configuration</string>     <key>PayloadUUID</key>     <string>4a430145-e362-4808-957c-b784a1092777</string>     <key>PayloadVersion</key>     <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist>

## Topics

### Objects

- [Identification.PayloadIdentification](devicemanagement/identification/payloadidentification-data.dictionary.md)

## See Also

### Authentication

- [DirectoryService](devicemanagement/directoryservice.md)
- [ExtensibleSingleSignOn](devicemanagement/extensiblesinglesignon.md)
- [ExtensibleSingleSignOnKerberos](devicemanagement/extensiblesinglesignonkerberos.md)
- [IdentityPreference](devicemanagement/identitypreference.md)
- [SingleSignOn](devicemanagement/singlesignon.md)