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Guides, configuration and general information about running an Identity Provider in the federation

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Identity Providers

Guides, configuration and general information about running an Identity Provider in the federation

Deploying the AAF Shibboleth Extensions
A Shibboleth IdP custom extension which enables auEduPersonSharedToken for Shibboleth IdP 3.x. The following features are provided: auEduPersonSharedTok...
Thu, 28 Sep, 2017 at 5:41 PM
Removing noise from your IdP logs
Your idp-process.log and idp-warn.log may be filling with logs that are of little value and are just noise. This noise can be distracting for IdP admins and...
Fri, 20 Oct, 2017 at 6:57 PM
Adding dsdStudentId attribute to your IdP
Overview The dsdStudentId is a special attribute that is only provided to the MyEquals service.The value is used by this service as a key to query stude...
Mon, 4 Dec, 2017 at 12:30 PM
Websites an IdP needs access too
An Identity provider will requires access to a number of external websites during it's life. These sites will be on addresses that are likely to move ab...
Wed, 3 Jan, 2018 at 10:30 AM
IdP wont start - IdP installer issue
Synopsis  The IdP wont start after running the update_idp.sh script. Overview  We have identified an issue with our AAF IdP installer configuration wh...
Mon, 12 Jul, 2021 at 3:07 PM
Monitors configured
Question: Is your IdP monitored by the AAF Status system? The AAF status system has been provided to allow everyone from the AAF team, to organisational...
Thu, 18 Jul, 2019 at 12:03 PM
Updating local metadata (IdP)
Your IdP holds a local version of its metadata which is, on occasion, obtained directly by service providers. Whenever you change some aspect of your IdP, ...
Mon, 11 Mar, 2019 at 1:23 PM
IdP Usage Statistics
Obtain the IdP usage statistics from shibboleth Idp-audit logs The shibboleth audit logs will provide a detailed record of every request and response handl...
Wed, 6 Nov, 2019 at 11:02 AM
Shibboleth IdP Version 4
Shibboleth v4 Upgrade Path Recommendations The Shibboleth v4 Release Notes recommend an in-place upgrade over the existing v3 installation. The Australian ...
Mon, 24 Aug, 2020 at 1:31 PM
DIY version 4 upgrades
For those seeking a challenge, you can upgrade your IdP based on the Identity Provider 4 - Upgrading documentation on the Shibboleth wiki. This will upgrade...
Fri, 23 Oct, 2020 at 1:37 PM

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