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The following instructions assume that Apache and Tomcat (or (1) you are using Tomcat as your application server, and (2) Apache and Tomcat are running on the same host.

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The following instructions are meant to get you going as quickly as possible. If you want to understand what's going on, go to the next section of this document.

For Shibboleth, we In the present case, the SP consists of the Shibboleth SP software. We are using Shibboleth SP-3. See See https://shibboleth.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SP3/overview .Consult your local Shibboleth experts for guidance.In the present case, the SP consists of the Shibboleth SP software. 

idP (Identity Provider): A web-based system that can authenticate a user on behalf of another system (called SP, for Service Provider).

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