Background Information
- Read some Background Information about the concept of federation and the motivation for Tuakiri to provide federated identity and access management
- See Technical Background Information for general technical background information on Shibboleth and SAML2
- Organisations participating in the NZ Access Federation must install and operate software systems that can inter-operate with other participants. See the Protocol and Software Guidelines for information on recommended software
Information for Identity Providers
Installation guidelines:
- Installing a Shibboleth 3.x IdP
- Upgrading a 2.x IdP to 3.x
- Upgrading a Shibboleth 3.x IdP (within 3.x version range)
- Mapping Tuakiri attributes to your own identity management system attributes
- Configuring an existing Shibboleth Identity Provider to join the Tuakiri Federation
- Replacing back-channel certificate and key on an IdP
- Archived resources:
- Installing a Shibboleth 2.x IdP
- Upgrading a Shibboleth 2.x IdP (within 2.x version range)
External Resources
A case study written by Landcare Research about the technical and organisational things they encountered while implementing their IdP: Landcare case study
Other Resources
Guidelines to help you make use of the Enhanced Client/Proxy profile
- Guidelines to help you make use of the Single Log Out (SLO)
Information on Tuakiri attributes
- Detailed information on Levels of Assurance
Information for Service Providers
Installation Guides
External Resources
- Configuring Shibboleth authentication with DSpace
- Shibboleth authentication with Drupal
- Active Directory Federation Services guides (this includes a deployment guide for Shibboleth 2, ADFS 2, and Sharepoint 2010)
- Other Resources
- Adding a Service Provider to the Tuakiri Federation
- Replacing back-channel certificate and key on an SP
- Recommendations
Guidelines to help you make use of the Enhanced Client/Proxy profile.
- Guidelines to help you make use of the Single Log Out (SLO)
Information on Tuakiri attributes
- Detailed information on Levels of Assurance
eduGAIN resources
Federation Services
- Guidelines and procedures to assist in the management of Federation Registries
- Tuakiri Virtual Home User guide
- Tuakiri Virtual Home Administrator guide