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title: User Attribute Name
description: When the property User Mapping Mode is HTTP_HEADER, this property is the name of the HTTP header attribute to identify the user. The named header must be present in the incoming headers.
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# User Attribute Name

When the property [User Mapping Mode](org.forgerock.agents.user.mapping.mode.html) is `HTTP_HEADER`, this property is the name of the HTTP header attribute to identify the user. The named header must be present in the incoming headers.

|                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Property name            | `org.forgerock.agents.user.mapping.mode.attribute.name`                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Aliases                  | `com.sun.identity.agents.config.user.attribute.name`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.0   [Recognized](preface.html#how_am_manages_multiple_aliases) from AM 6`org.forgerock.agents.user.mapping.mode.attribute.name`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.6 |
| Function                 | User mapping                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Type                     | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Default                  | `employeenumber`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Bootstrap property       | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Required property        | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Restart required         | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Local configuration file | `AgentConfig.properties`                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| AM console               | Tab: `Global`Title: `User Attribute Name`                                                                                                                                                                                                        |