The document is a guided tour of Shibboleth, a federated identity management software primarily used in education. It discusses identity management principles, SAML standards, installation and configuration, and the benefits of federated identity systems. The content emphasizes open-source technology, security, and integration with existing systems while providing resources and support for users and developers.

1. Shibboleth Guided Tour John A. Lewis Chief Software Architect Unicon, Inc. 20 November 2008 © Copyright Unicon, Inc., 2008. Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

2. Software Consulting Services

3. Founded in 1993

4. Privately-Held Company

5. Located in Chandler, Arizona Unicon Profile Our Vision IT Services for Education Specializing in Open Source

6. IT Services Software Engineering

7. Systems Integration

8. Technology Delivery and Support IT Services For Education Domain Expertise Higher Education

9. Curriculum & Assessment

10. Learning Management

11. Enterprise Portals

12. Online Campus Services

13. Publishing

14. Secure Authentication

15. Specializing in Open Source Technology Solutions Enterprise Portal

16. Learning Management

17. Secure Authentication

18. eMail and Collaboration Open Standards

19. Higher Education Customers A partial list...

20. Unicon Services for Shibboleth Implementation Planning

21. Branding and User Experience

22. Installation and Configuration

23. Custom Development

24. Shibbolize uPortal, Sakai, and other applications

25. Identity Management & SAML

26. Why Makes Identity Important? Connects Users

27. Applications Lots of other things security, privacy, spam,

28. secrecy, trust, authority,

29. collaboration, convenience,

30. ...

31. Evolution of User Identity Application Silos Each with their own logins and passwords Common Directories / Databases Central store for person information Single Sign-On Central login system for multiple applications Federated Identity Trusted identity information from others

32. Why Federated Identity? Authoritative information Users, privileges, attributes Improved security Fewer user accounts in the world Privacy when needed Fine control over attribute sharing Saves time & money Less work administrating users

33. What Is Identity Management? More than account creation, directories, authentication, access controls, ...

34. Includes policy, process, governance, trust