IdP Test Environment Updated 2022-08-15

Created by Baron Fujimoto
Last updated: Oct 16, 2022
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2022-08-15: The Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) test environment (idp-test.its.hawaii.edu) has been updated. This update consists primarily of its configuration being reworked to ensure greater backwards compatibility with the previously deployed version of the IdP

  • The IdP test environment version was previously upgraded in May 2022 from version 3.2 to 4.2. This was a major upgrade, built from the ground up with essentially new infrastructure.

  • The primary goal for this update was to ensure greater backwards compatibility with the previous 3.2 deployment[*].

  • If you use our IdP for SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) services, we highly encourage you to test against the upgraded IdP test environment if feasible.

[*] Configuration differences

  • Previously we would release the eduPersonPrincipalName attribute by default to members of the InCommon Federation. We are also now releasing the following name element attributes by default as well: givenName, sn, cn, displayName

  • We are also making available updated versions of the eduPersonPrincipalName and uhEmail attributes. We are starting off with all SPs who receive these configured to use the older, legacy versions of these attributes, but will migrate them to the newer versions in coordination with the SPs on an individual basis.

  • Our production environment will be upgraded at a time to be determined

We expect to increase the cadence of these updates in the future.