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Advantages at a Glance

Student access

Students gain easy and secure access to web resources needed for their studies

Admin access

Web resource administrators can effortlessly provide their users with secure access

Value for money

Starting at just CHF 60.– per month, we take over your Shibboleth operation and backup, so you can focus on your core business

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About the Product

Shibboleth is a federated authentication and authorisation method for web applications and web services with single sign-on.

More about Shibboleth
Software in Three Parts
Identity Provider: in the hands of the organisation which is using the system

Service Provider: in the hands of the provider

Localisation provider or discovery service: can be used optionally
to localise the user’s organisation
Key Features
The open-source project Shibboleth is characterised by the fact that access control is based on attributes, and that it is a framework for multiple, scaleable policy and trust implementations. Users receive one account which allows them to access a multitude of services.
Minimum Requirements
Components can be installed independently of each other. For Shibboleth to work, the minimum requirement consists of an identity provider and a service provider.