The Shibboleth Project
Effective and reliable identity management software for individual organisations and multi-site federations.
What is Shibboleth?
Explore Shibboleth’s Identity Solutions
With open-source solutions suitable for organisations of all sizes, Shibboleth is among the most widely deployed identity management software in the world.
Identity Provider
A Single Sign-On solution that prioritises the experience and privacy of your users and keeps your workforce connected both within and between organisations.
Service Provider
With a variety of authorization and policy-oriented features, our Service Provider integrates with popular web servers and enables web application usage.
Embedded Discovery Service
Designed to work alongside your Service Provider, this product is simple to install and improves the experience of your users by providing an easy-to-navigate list of Identity Providers.
Metadata Aggregator
If your organisation operates multiple identity providers, this product will help you to read, process and dynamically query metadata.
Keeping organisations connected
Thanks to its accessibility, reliability and flexibility, organisations around the world continue to choose Shibboleth over other technologies for their identity management needs.
Shibboleth Usage vs Other Identity Providers
Source: Internet2, 2020
Shibboleth Usage vs Other Service Providers
Source: Internet2, 2020
The Shibboleth Developers
Our core development team is made up of nine dedicated members, each with specific skills that ensure Shibboleth remains supported and maintained.