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Topics exist for each general configuration area to go into detail on how to do various things and to provide a definitive reference on configuration settings. Before digging into details, you should take a look at the layout summary below to get a general idea of where things live and what not to change.Each of the detailed pages makes note of the files involved in that topic.
Review these topics first, just to get the lay of the land, and because debugging your changes will usually require some logging familiarity.
You will likely want to at least skim these general topics before really diving in. Some of it won't make sense but it's important to have some of the concepts in mind when you actually try to configure anything. You need a plan for how this is intended to be used with your applications before you get serious about setting it up. This is middleware and highly abstract compared to setting up a tradtional piece of software.
- Application Integration
- Attribute Access
- Application Model (a bit more conceptual)
Most of the configuration is a combination of XML to specify things that are mostly about SAML and general software matters and, in the case of Apache, a large set of commands and options in its native configuration format. You should be comfortable with XML, have at least a general working knowledge of SSO systems, and have significant knowledge of the web server you're using independent of Shibboleth, or you will struggle and become frustrated. The SAML part will just add to your confusion if that's not the only new piece for you.
To configure a new SP from scratch, you will need to address these areas first(most of this is covered without context in the Getting Started topic):
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Advanced configuration topics:
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Parked:
Advanced configuration topics:
A full reference to all the options and settings can be reached by starting at the <SPConfig> root topic, which is the element at the root of the shibboleth2.xml file, the core configuration of the software.
Installation Layout
The following summary will guide you in understanding the installed software layout and how to locate important files. The layout will be mostly familiar to those experienced with Linux/Unix software. The exact directories will vary based on how the installation is done and the system CPU architecture. On Windows there are both 32-bit and 64-bit files on a 64-bit OS.
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