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The formal specifications that define how Shibboleth works span a number of documents. Shibboleth is primarily built on the SAML standard as defined by the OASIS SSTCworking group. Shibboleth also has formal profile and conformance documents that define additional constraints on top of the base standard.
- Shibboleth Technical OverviewShibboleth Protocol Specification
- Shibboleth Conformance Specification
- SAML 1.1 Assertions, bindings, etc.
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