This wiki space contains a number of topics about Shibboleth as a technical system, but most of the information is really more about SAML, which is the primary (though not only) protocol supported by the IdP and the only one supported by the SP. Understanding Shibboleth is first and foremost a matter of understanding SAML, and secondarily understanding SSO in general and the specific technologies we use to build and support the software.
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There have historically not been a large number of books on SAML and even fewer of any quality or real accuracy. One we know of (not free) is SAML 2.0: Designing Secure Identity Federation by Stefan Rasmuson, who has older books on OpenSAML itself, so is familiar with some of the Shibboleth code. |
The Shibboleth software is a web-based single sign-on system made up of three components:
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