Glossary and Terminology
attribute
A piece of information provided by Shibboleth to an Application for the Application to use. Examples include: A List of Classes; A Globally Unique Identifier; Preferred Name; Favorite Ice Cream.
attribute authority
some definition
binding
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discovery service (DS)
some definition
home organization
some definition
identity provider (IdP)
some definition
issuer
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metadata
some definition
name identifier (NameID)
some definition
presenter
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profile
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protocol
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relying party
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security assertion markup language (SAML)
some definition
service provider (SP)
some definition
single sign-on
The concept that a user can Authenticate once so that multiple applications and/or resources can apply proper Authorization to grant (or deny) access for that user. Shibboleth is a package that enables single sign-on (sso) for web applications and resources.
subject
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user
some definition