diff --git a/src/swamid_plugins/attributes/__init__.py b/src/swamid_plugins/attributes/__init__.py
index cd82200..0a8bc83 100644
--- a/src/swamid_plugins/attributes/__init__.py
+++ b/src/swamid_plugins/attributes/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from collections import defaultdict
 from logging import getLogger as get_logger
 
 from jinja2 import Environment
@@ -22,15 +23,49 @@ def __init__(self, config, internal_attributes, *args, **kwargs):
         self.state_result = config["state_result"]
         self.attributes_strategy = {'all': all, 'any': any}[config.get("attributes_strategy", "all")]
         self.attribute_values_strategy = {'all': all, 'any': any}[config.get("attribute_values_strategy", "any")]
-        self.allowed_attributes = config.get("allowed_attributes")
         self.user_id_attribute = config["user_id_attribute"]
 
+        required_attributes_per_service = {}
+        for item in config.get("required_attributes_per_service", []):
+            services = item.get("services")
+            allowed_attributes = item.get("allowed_attributes")
+            if services is None or allowed_attributes is None:
+                logger.warning["services or allowed_attributes missing"]
+                continue
+            for service in services:
+                required_attributes = required_attributes_per_service.get(
+                    service, defaultdict(set)
+                )
+                for k, v in allowed_attributes.items():
+                    required_attributes[k].update(v)
+                required_attributes_per_service[service] = required_attributes
+
+        # the attributes for the "default" service are added for all services
+        self.default_attributes = dict(
+            required_attributes_per_service.get("default", {})
+        )
+        for k, v in self.default_attributes.items():
+            for required_attributes in required_attributes_per_service.values():
+                required_attributes[k].update(v)
+
+        self.required_attributes_per_service = {
+            k: dict(v) for k, v in required_attributes_per_service.items()
+            if k != "default"
+        }
+
         templates_dir_path = config["templates_dir_path"]
         self.tpl_env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(templates_dir_path), autoescape=select_autoescape())
 
     def process(self, context, internal_data):
         try:
-            return self._process(context, internal_data)
+            allowed_attributes = self.required_attributes_per_service.get(
+                internal_data.requester, self.default_attributes
+            )
+            if not allowed_attributes:
+                raise AttributeCheckerError(
+                    "No allowed attributes configured for %s", internal_data.requester
+                )
+            return self._process(context, internal_data, allowed_attributes)
         except AttributeCheckerError as e:
             context.state[self.state_result] = False
             context.state.delete = True
@@ -53,20 +88,20 @@ def process(self, context, internal_data):
             )
             return UnauthorizedResponse(content)
 
-    def _process(self, context, internal_data):
+    def _process(self, context, internal_data, allowed_attributes):
         context.state[self.state_result] = False
         is_authorized = self.attributes_strategy(
             self.attribute_values_strategy(
                 value in values
                 for value in internal_data.attributes.get(attr, [])
             )
-            for attr, values in self.allowed_attributes.items()
+            for attr, values in allowed_attributes.items()
         )
 
         if not is_authorized:
             error_context = {
                 'message': 'User is not authorized to access this service.',
-                'allowed_attributes': list(self.allowed_attributes.keys()),
+                'allowed_attributes': list(allowed_attributes.keys()),
                 'attributes': internal_data.attributes.keys(),
                 'attributes_strategy': self.attributes_strategy.__name__,
                 'attribute_values_strategy': self.attribute_values_strategy.__name__,