The JISCMail list for discussion and announcements about Shibboleth.
The "official" Shibboleth website from Internet2, concerning the development of the Shibboleth software worldwide. Most useful for technical updates and development.
The federation provides a single solution to access online resources and services for education and research.
The JISC pages about Federated Access Management: news is posted here and links to other key pages and publications on the JISC website.
A Wiki for Shibboleth development: most useful for technical updates and information on Shibboleth source code development
A JISC news article on projects that have worked to enable Shibboleth technology with VLEs.
An animation explaining the concepts behind JISC's Access Management strategy
Membership of the UK Access Management Federation recently reached 100. This podcast is about the work of the federation and what benefits the growing number of members can expect from FAM.
The six-stage roadmap for adopting federated access management, pdf.
Useful resources for organisations that are considering or implementing federated access management.
Details of the three-day Netskills course. This workshop focuses on the technical requirements for organisations joining the UK Access Management Federation and acting as their own Identity Provider (IdP).
A report prepared by Kidderminster College on their experiences of implementing Shibboleth as an FE College early adopter project. Addresses many of the concerns that FE may have about federated access.
Website for Eduserv's Open Athens solution which requires a subscription from July 2008 onwards. Includes details of pricing.
A useful presentation from Mike Moran at RSC Northern Ireland summarising the issues for FE (Feb 2008).
A JISC briefing on who can be hired to support FAM or provide a paid-for "outsources identity provider" for an institution.
Becta's web pages on Federated Access Management and the strategy for schools.
A document that covers the pre-requisites for a successful installation of Shibboleth.
A guide to creating WAYFless URLs (which saves a user from having to select their institution before logging in to resources).
For staff who want to create "WAYF-less" links to UK Federation-authenticated EDINA resources (e.g., from a library portal).
Download this video on creating WAYFless URLS - created by Chrissie Turkington of RSC NW