
:guide-id: avatars
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:guide-title: Using Avatars
:guide-summary: Use avatars in the Admin console and Account console.
:guide-priority: 50
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:version: 26.4.0

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= Using Avatars

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Both the admin and account consoles allow use of an avatar to personalize the user experience.  {project_name} supports avatars using the oidc standard `picture` claim.

This `picture` claim should have a URI as its value.  The URI should point to the avatar meant to be displayed in the masthead section of the admin console or account console.

== Setting a picture attribute from the admin console
The simplest way to allow users to specify the avatar URI is to add a `picture` attribute in User profile.  Just go to the admin console and navigate to the `Realm Settings -> User profile` tab.

Here is an example setup of the `picture` attribute:

image::ui-customization/picture-attribute-general-settings.png[caption="",title="User profile picture attribute setup in admin console"]

== Avatar success
Here is the result in account console once the URI is saved for the picture attribute:

image::ui-customization/account-console-with-avatar.png[caption="",title="Avatar shown in account console"]

== Important warning
CAUTION: Allowing users to specify their own URI could lead to security concerns.  An avatar can contain malware. So ensure that images come from a trusted source.  One practical approach is to make sure that the `picture` has a regular expression validator to restrict the URI.

image::ui-customization/avatar-validation.png[caption="",title="RegExp validator for User profile picture attribute"]

