Shibboleth is a single sign-on log-in system for websites. It allows people to sign in using just one identity to various systems run by federations of different (academic) organizations or institutions.
The Shibboleth Internet2 middleware initiative created an architecture and open-source implementation for identity management and federated identity-based authentication and authorization (or access control) infrastructure based on Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML). Federated identity allows the sharing of information about users from one security domain to the other organizations in a federation. This allows for cross-domain single sign-on and removes the need for content providers to maintain usernames and passwords. Identity providers (IdPs) supply user information, while service providers (SPs) consume this information and give access to secure content.
| https://confluence.ingenta.com/confluence/display/AUP/UK+Shibboleth+Federation | UK Shibboleth Federation |
| https://confluence.ingenta.com/confluence/display/AUP/UK+Shibboleth+Federation#UKShibbolethFederation-OngoingsetupofnewinstitutionsforShibboleth | Ongoing setup of new institutions for Shibboleth |
| https://confluence.ingenta.com/confluence/display/AUP/User+Management+Tool#UserManagementTool-6.2.6AmendShibbolethforanorganization | Amend Shibboleth for an organization |
| https://confluence.ingenta.com/confluence/display/AUP/User+Management+Tool#UserManagementTool-6.2.7AddShibbolethfororganization | Add Shibboleth for organization |
| https://confluence.ingenta.com/confluence/display/AUP/Institutional+Administrators+FAQs#InstitutionalAdministratorsFAQs-EnableOpenAthensforyourinstitution | Enable Shibboleth for your institution |
Enable Shibboleth for your institution as follows:
Click on the Shibboleth link within the “Authentication” section in your administrator dashboard. It will take you to a form for setting up your Shibboleth profile. You can select their institution through the institutions drop-down below and click on the “Change institution” button at the bottom of the form to save your profile.