identifierused
Identifierused is a term used in data models, logs, and documentation to denote the identity that was supplied to perform an action within a system. It is not a formal standard, but a descriptive label that practitioners use to record which identifier was used in a request or operation. The identifier can be a user ID, a service account name, an API key, or another token that identifies the caller at the time of the action.
In practice, identifierused commonly appears as a field in event records, audit logs, or data schemas alongside
Naming and formatting vary by system. Identifierused may appear as identifierUsed, identifier_used, or identifierused, depending on
Example: a JSON-based log line might include "identifierUsed": "u42" to indicate the caller identity utilized for
See also: identifier, authentication, access log, auditing, provenance.