The Shibboleth IdP V3 software has reached its End of Life and is no longer supported. This documentation is available for historical purposes only. See the IDP4 wiki space for current documentation on the supported version.

InterestingFeatures

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Last updated: Jul 14, 2021 by Scott Cantor

Shibboleth IdP V3 Interesting Features

  • Improved upgrade and patching process

  • Expanded authentication options

  • Native CAS protocol support

  • Advanced per-SP configuration options

  • Supports multiple signing and encryption algorithms

  • Supports inbound XML encryption

  • Supports the SHA-256 digest algorithm by default

  • Supports the metadata query (MDQ) protocol

  • On-demand reload of configuration/metadata

  • Extensible (via built-in scripting language)

  • High availability (HA) option without additional software

  • Single Logout support

  • User consent (based on uApprove feature set)

  • Internationalization
  • Supports non-browser ECP profile (in some cases without any additional configuration)