The Shibboleth V2 IdP and SP software have reached End of Life and are no longer supported. This documentation is available for historical purposes only. See the IDP v4 and SP v3 wiki spaces for current documentation on the supported versions.

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Shibboleth 2 Development Documentation

The following documentation is meant for individuals either developing extensions to the Shibboleth software or who simply wish to have a better understanding of how the software works. This documentation is not meant to be a guide for individuals wishing to implement various security protocols (SAML, WS-Security, ADFS, etc.).

Identity Provider (IdP)

High-level Architecture Description
APIs
Creating Custom Extensions
Creating Custom Authentication
Java Product Versioning Policy

Native Service Provider (SP)

C++ Product Versioning Policy
Remote debugging on Windows

Discovery Service (DS)