Quick start guide to this web site
- Alphabetical list of pages
- UK Federation News
- RSS Feeds:
- The Google™ Custom Search box, in the header of each page, can be used to find pages in this site containing the text you type in.
- Links for particular purposes:
- Access management Presentations
- Attributes used in the Federation
- Federation technical documents
- How Shibboleth works
- Join the Federation
- Register and set up an Identity Provider
- Register and set up a Service provider
- Test an Identity Provider or Service Provider installation
- Use an outsourced Identity Provider or Service Provider
- The UK federation logo and conditions of use
- Benefits of federated access management
- This site is for:
- Anyone wishing to find out about Shibboleth-based access management. (This subject quickly becomes quite technical.)
- Technical staff in educational institutions and in organisations providing services who wish to follow the procedures to engage with the UK Federation.
- Technical staff who wish to get support and technical information.
- Those who need to know the legal terms & conditions
for joining the UK federation and other documents relating to membership.
- Members of the old SDSS Federation wishing to make the transition to the UK Federation.
- This site is not intended for end users of services accessible via the UK Federation, who should contact their local support staff.
