diff --git a/deploy/offers.template.json b/deploy/offers.template.json
index 21272d8..aa86a63 100644
--- a/deploy/offers.template.json
+++ b/deploy/offers.template.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "offer_id": "edut.solo.core",
     "price_atomic": "1000000000",
     "active": true,
+    "edut_id_required": true,
     "membership_required": true,
     "execution_profile": {
       "connector_surface": "hybrid",
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
     "offer_id": "edut.workspace.core",
     "price_atomic": "1000000000",
     "active": true,
+    "edut_id_required": true,
     "membership_required": true,
     "execution_profile": {
       "connector_surface": "hybrid",
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
     "offer_id": "edut.workspace.ai",
     "price_atomic": "1000000000",
     "active": true,
+    "edut_id_required": true,
     "membership_required": true,
     "execution_profile": {
       "connector_surface": "hybrid",
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@
     "offer_id": "edut.workspace.lane24",
     "price_atomic": "1000000000",
     "active": true,
+    "edut_id_required": true,
     "membership_required": true,
     "execution_profile": {
       "connector_surface": "edut_native",
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@
     "offer_id": "edut.workspace.sovereign",
     "price_atomic": "1000000000",
     "active": true,
+    "edut_id_required": true,
     "membership_required": true,
     "execution_profile": {
       "connector_surface": "edut_native",
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-entitlement.cjs b/scripts/deploy-entitlement.cjs
index bd24846..60fc4e9 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy-entitlement.cjs
+++ b/scripts/deploy-entitlement.cjs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ function buildOfferPlan(defaultPriceAtomic) {
       offerID,
       priceAtomic: defaultPriceAtomic,
       active: true,
+      edutIDRequired: true,
       membershipRequired: true,
     }));
   }
@@ -110,9 +111,13 @@ function buildOfferPlan(defaultPriceAtomic) {
     ).trim();
     const priceAtomic = parseUint(`offer[${offerID}].price_atomic`, rawPrice);
     const active = entry.active !== undefined ? Boolean(entry.active) : true;
-    const membershipRequired =
-      entry.membership_required !== undefined ? Boolean(entry.membership_required) : true;
-    return { offerID, priceAtomic, active, membershipRequired };
+    const edutIDRequired =
+      entry.edut_id_required !== undefined
+        ? Boolean(entry.edut_id_required)
+        : entry.membership_required !== undefined
+          ? Boolean(entry.membership_required)
+          : true;
+    return { offerID, priceAtomic, active, edutIDRequired, membershipRequired: edutIDRequired };
   });
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +129,7 @@ function normalizeOfferConfig(configResult) {
   return {
     priceAtomic: configResult.priceAtomic.toString(),
     active: Boolean(configResult.active),
+    edutIDRequired: Boolean(configResult.membershipRequired),
     membershipRequired: Boolean(configResult.membershipRequired),
     exists: Boolean(configResult.exists),
   };
@@ -134,7 +140,8 @@ function offerConfigMatches(current, expected) {
     current.exists &&
     current.priceAtomic === expected.priceAtomic.toString() &&
     current.active === expected.active &&
-    current.membershipRequired === expected.membershipRequired
+    current.membershipRequired === expected.membershipRequired &&
+    current.edutIDRequired === expected.edutIDRequired
   );
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +153,7 @@ async function upsertOfferWithRetry(contract, offer, retries, retryDelayMs) {
         offer.offerID,
         offer.priceAtomic,
         offer.active,
-        offer.membershipRequired
+        offer.edutIDRequired
       );
       const receipt = await tx.wait();
       const cfg = normalizeOfferConfig(await contract.offerConfig(offer.offerID));
@@ -232,6 +239,7 @@ async function main() {
         offerID: offer.offerID,
         priceAtomic: offer.priceAtomic.toString(),
         active: offer.active,
+        edutIDRequired: offer.edutIDRequired,
         membershipRequired: offer.membershipRequired,
         status: "already_aligned",
         attempts: 0,
@@ -241,7 +249,7 @@ async function main() {
         offer.offerID,
         offer.priceAtomic.toString(),
         offer.active,
-        offer.membershipRequired
+        offer.edutIDRequired
       );
       continue;
     }
@@ -250,6 +258,7 @@ async function main() {
       offerID: offer.offerID,
       priceAtomic: offer.priceAtomic.toString(),
       active: offer.active,
+      edutIDRequired: offer.edutIDRequired,
       membershipRequired: offer.membershipRequired,
       status: seeded.status,
       attempts: seeded.attempts,
@@ -260,7 +269,7 @@ async function main() {
       offer.offerID,
       offer.priceAtomic.toString(),
       offer.active,
-      offer.membershipRequired,
+      offer.edutIDRequired,
       seeded.txHash,
       `attempts=${seeded.attempts}`
     );
diff --git a/scripts/verify-offer-config-readback.cjs b/scripts/verify-offer-config-readback.cjs
index 6def7c1..c4f35f7 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-offer-config-readback.cjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-offer-config-readback.cjs
@@ -66,8 +66,18 @@ function loadExpectedOffers() {
       offerId,
       priceAtomic,
       active: entry.active === undefined ? true : Boolean(entry.active),
+      edutIDRequired:
+        entry.edut_id_required !== undefined
+          ? Boolean(entry.edut_id_required)
+          : entry.membership_required === undefined
+            ? true
+            : Boolean(entry.membership_required),
       membershipRequired:
-        entry.membership_required === undefined ? true : Boolean(entry.membership_required),
+        entry.edut_id_required !== undefined
+          ? Boolean(entry.edut_id_required)
+          : entry.membership_required === undefined
+            ? true
+            : Boolean(entry.membership_required),
     };
   });
 }
@@ -90,19 +100,22 @@ async function main() {
       exists: Boolean(cfg.exists),
       priceAtomic: cfg.priceAtomic.toString(),
       active: Boolean(cfg.active),
+      edutIDRequired: Boolean(cfg.membershipRequired),
       membershipRequired: Boolean(cfg.membershipRequired),
     };
     const expected = {
       exists: true,
       priceAtomic: offer.priceAtomic,
       active: offer.active,
+      edutIDRequired: offer.edutIDRequired,
       membershipRequired: offer.membershipRequired,
     };
     const match =
       got.exists === expected.exists &&
       got.priceAtomic === expected.priceAtomic &&
       got.active === expected.active &&
-      got.membershipRequired === expected.membershipRequired;
+      got.membershipRequired === expected.membershipRequired &&
+      got.edutIDRequired === expected.edutIDRequired;
     if (!match) {
       mismatches.push({
         offer_id: offer.offerId,