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Is EZproxy SAML-compliant?

April 26, 2017EZProxy saml-compliant

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Is EZproxy SAML-compliant?

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A Shibboleth-compliant version of the software is available. Using the ‘shibbolised’ version of EZproxy will provide users of federated institutions with seamless access experience, as users will be able to use their institutional login to access both federated and EZproxy-authenticated resources. OCLC, which provides the EZproxy software, currently uses Shibboleth v1.2 which has integrated support for the Athens access management software and will also work within the UK federation environment. OCLC’s future development plans for EZproxy include moving to the new release of Shibboleth v2.0, which will also work with the current version of Shibboleth v1.3. The new release of EZproxy supports WAYFless URLs which means that users can be sent directly to the resource they want to access. Salford Software and VLE Middleware from Kidderminster College offer paid-for support for institutions wishing to implement ‘shibbolised’ EZproxy.