How does the Shibboleth software work?
This is a simplified non-technical explanation. For technical details consult the Shibboleth web site. For the VIVA project, access to Shibboleth-enabled federated resources is managed by Shibboleth software and the InCommon Federation which maintains information about trust relationships between federation members. Participating campuses must join InCommon and install Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) software on their networks. The IdP software is then configured to interact with the campus identity management and directory service (e.g. LDAP). Campuses which provide services (in this case, the University of Virginia) must install Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) software on their campuses. Current students, faculty members and staff at participating schools initiate a request for a video stream by clicking on a URL associated with that stream, typically from within their online library catalog. Once a request is received by the Service Provider it is re-directed to the WAYF (Where
This is a simplified non-technical explanation. For technical details consult the Shibboleth web site. For the VIVA project, access to Shibboleth-enabled federated resources is managed by Shibboleth software and the InCommon Federation which maintains information about trust relationships between federation members. Participating campuses must join InCommon and install Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) software on their networks. The IdP software is then configured to interact with the campus identity management and directory service (e.g. LDAP). Campuses which provide services (in this case, the University of Virginia) must install Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) software on their campuses. Current students, faculty members and staff at participating schools initiate a request for a video stream by clicking on a URL associated with that stream, typically from within their online library catalog. Once a request is received by the Service Provider it is re-directed to the WAYF (Where
