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IdP (Identity Provider): A web-based system that can authenticate a user on behalf of another system called a SP (for Service Provider).
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Among other things, The SP must be configured to specify which of these attributes should be passed to the shrine code (in the form of HTTP servlet request attributes and/or headers).
Shibboleth
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config Documentation
This is not required reading, but if you want to jump in depth, this is the official Shibboleth configuration documentationIf you want all the details:
https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SP3/pages/20636959202065335529/ConfigurationGettingStarted
Developer tools
- SAML : "SAML DevTools extension" for Chrome. These tools let you view encoded SAML content.
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- Stefan Rasmusson: "SAML 2.0; Designing Secure Identity Federation". Just one of many books on the topic.
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SHRINE 4.0.0 Appendix A.1 - Installing the Software Stack
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