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Updated June 2, 2023 |
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See Information Required to Create an OpenCCC Account
CCCID Facts:
The CCCID is unique to each individual student
The CCCID is generated when the student/user creates an OpenCCC account
The CCCID is used to identify the student during sign-on by systemwide technology applications
The CCCID is securely stored in a systemwide identity management system and delivered to the college via SuperGlue for Apply or via Data Warehouse Direct Connect service
The CCCID can be used for student identification and deduplication by the college
The CCCID is the mandated student identifier for every California Community College student
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No. The number of duplicate CCCID accounts across the entire system is approximately .2% and decreasing. Though some colleges have raised concerns about the potential for duplicates, at this time we are finding that very few duplicates are being reported (less than 100 duplicates at most colleges, and in even more cases less than that). If a duplicate account is identified by the college, the CCC Technology Center recommends that the college prioritize the account that corresponds with the most recently submitted CCCApply application.
The significance of the CCCID for Single Sign-On (SSO)
The CCCID is used for multiple purposes across the California Community Colleges system. The CCC Chancellor's Office and other systemwide organizations rely on the CCCID to track the student’s student progress and the educational choices made throughout the course of their academic journey. Students that attend multiple colleges across the system are tracked in one central location (OpenCCC Student Account System) and their CCCID can be used for research (locally and systemwide) to better align support and services across the system.
The objective of the CCC SSO Proxy is to back-up the OpenCCC system and ensure that every CCC student has a CCCID. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that colleges store student CCCIDs in their Active Directory or LDAP directory so it can be passed as an in order to pass this attribute with the EPPN when the student signs in (authenticates) to a CCC web application, such as CCCApply, Canvas, and MyPath.
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How do colleges get the CCCID?
Most students create their OpenCCC Account - which generates their unique CCCID - during the application for admission process to their selected California Community College, either via CCCApply or the CVC/OEI program. The CCCID is passed to the college with the student’s account data when the application is submitted. Application and student account data is delivered to the college via SuperGlue for Apply
Other ways for colleges to get student CCCIDs:
SuperGlue for Apply: Account data is delivered to the college as part of the student’s submitted application data via SuperGlue for Apply and the College Adaptor.
Data Warehouse Report Server: The college can also gather student account data including the CCCID from applications that have been started by a student but not yet submitted (in-progress application) from the CCC Data Warehouse Report Server.
CCCApply Report Center: Account data (including the CCCID) can be accessed in the CCCApply Report Center for submitted applications.
SSO Proxy
Are there a significant number of duplicate CCCID accounts found?
No. The number of duplicates CCCID account across the entire system is approximately .2% and decreasing. Though some colleges have raised concerns about the potential for duplicates, at this time we are finding that very few duplicates are being reported (less than 100 duplicates at most colleges, and in even more cases - less than that). The CCC Technology Center recommends that colleges use the account that aligns to the most recently submitted CCCApply application when associating duplicates to student college accounts.
For the OpenCCC Accounts that are created via the SSO Proxy, how do the colleges get these accounts back into their systems?
The CCC Technology Center is currently developing a mechanism to return the OpenCCC accounts (CCCIDs) created for students who did not previously have a CCCID at the time they first encounter the SSO Proxy via the CCC Report Center.
What is the EPPN?
The EduPersonPrincipalName (EPPN) is the unique identifier for a user (applicant, student, faculty, staff) across all college IdPs.
For the the Student population, a Central OpenCCC Id (CCCID) is a unique correlation ID for a single student across the entire CCC system and is a key SAML attribute requirement across all service providers. Many colleges will be able to lookup the CCCID from their directory servers, but for the colleges that dont store CCCID, the central IdP proxy will be used to lookup the CCCID for a given EPPN and included it in the list of SAML attributes sent to the final Service Provider.
The EPPN has the syntax of an email address, but it should be considered a "globally unique federated identifier" rather than an email address. It is generally the most important attribute to be shared with federated services. Note that the value of EPPN does not have to match what the user fills in as their username when they login, and the user does not need to know what their EPPN is, as it is shared between the IdP and the service. It should be unique, rarely change, and not be reassigned to another user.
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The significance of EPPN to the CCC SSO Federation
The EduPersonPrincipalName (EPPN) is the unique identifier for a user for across all college IDPs.
For the the Student population, an OpenCCC Account Id (CCCID) is a unique correlation ID for a single student across then entire CCC system and is a key SAML attribute requirement across all service providers. Many colleges will be able to lookup the CCCID from their directory servers, but for the colleges that dont store CCCID, the SSO Proxy will be used to lookup the CCCID for a given EPPN and included it in the list of SAML attributes sent to the final Service Provider.