Shibboleth Installation

Shibboleth consists of several individual components: the identity provider(IdP), service provider(SP), and discovery service(DS). You may choose to deploy one or more of these components depending on your needs. The instructions listed here only cover installation of the components. You must configure the software after installation.

Before you begin

• Prior to installation you should review the Understanding Shibboleth documentation and the introduction to the message flows.

• If you have questions during installation you should (in this order):
  1. Refer to the installation and configuration documentation
  2. Check the troubleshooting guides
  3. Check the user's mailing list archive to see if other people have had the same problem and what the solution was
  4. Ask a question for help on the user's mailing list

• After installation, you should also subscribe to the Shibboleth Announcement. This is where announcements about new releases, end-of-life of past releases, and security vulnerabilities are posted.

Installation Instructions