Shibboleth v1.0 Software Available
Internet2,
Jul 08, 2003
The Internet2 consortium has announced the availability of Shibboleth 1.0, the first production version of the software. The purpose of Shibboleth is to allow a user registered at one site to obtain authenticated access to resources at another site. "The origin campus (home to the browser user) provides attribute assertions about that user to the target site. A trust fabric exists between campuses, allowing each site to identify the other speaker, and assign a trust level." This version of Shibboleth has a greater emphasis on privacy: "A typical default is merely 'member of community'. Individuals can manage attribute release via a web-based user interface. Users are no longer at the mercy of the target's privacy policy." I personally don't think this is the way to go, but if authenticated access and private "clubs" are your thing, then Shibboleth will probably now fit your needs.
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