Entity registration
Once an organisation’s application for membership has been approved, a Management Contact may register any number of SP (Service Provider) entities. If the organisation has joined as an IDENTITY PROVIDER member, then the Management Contact can register IdP (Identity Provider) entities as well.
Procedure for registering these types of software:
- Shibboleth v3 IdP
- Shibboleth v2 SP
- Moving from an outsourced OpenAthens MD IdP to a locally-hosted IdP
- OpenAthens LA IdP
- OpenAthens SP
- Other SP
- Other IdP
- Microsoft AD FS
We also provide information for organisations that want to outsource some or all provision on our Outsourced Provider page.
The UK federation implements a policy of exporting all entities to eduGAIN (with some exceptions). More details concerning this can be found here: https://www.ukfederation.org.uk/content/Documents/EduGAINParticipation
Shibboleth v3 IdP
This is the current version of the Shibboleth IdP.
- Installing and configuring a Shibboleth v3 IdP
- Registering a Shibboleth v3 IdP
- Once registered, you may need to modify your configuration according to Installing and configuring a Shibboleth v3 IdP
We recommend that you keep your software up-to-date within the v3.x series, by noting the supported versions of the v3 IdP and the process for updating a v3 IdP. We also recommend that you subscribe to the announce mailing list.
Upgrading from a Shibboleth v2 IdP to v3
We have put together some documentation about Integration of a new install of a Shibboleth v3 IdP into the UK federation to replace a Shibboleth v2 IdP.
Please contact the UK federation helpdesk for further advice.
Shibboleth v2 SP
Version 2 remains the latest version of the Shibboleth SP. It is compatible with v2 and v3 of the Shibboleth IdP.
- Set up a Shibboleth v2 SP
- Register a Shibboleth v2 SP
- Once registered, you may need to modify your configuration according to set up Shibboleth 2 SP.
Moving from an outsourced OpenAthens MD IdP to a locally-hosted IdP
Points to watch out for (which can also apply to other changes of IdP) and a suggested procedure can be found at Changing from an OpenAthens MD IdP to an in-house IdP.
OpenAthens LA IdP
To install and register an OpenAthens LA IdP:
- You purchase and install the OpenAthens LA software from Eduserv
- Register an OpenAthens LA IdP
- Test and if necessary modify your configuration according to Eduserv's documentation.
OpenAthens SP
To install and register an OpenAthens SP:
- You purchase and install the OpenAthens SP software from Eduserv.
- Register an OpenAthens SP
- Test and if necessary modify your configuration according to Eduserv's documentation.
Other SP
To register and install any other type of SP software
Other IdP
To register and install any other type of IdP software