external authentication -shib IdP tutorial and config and working mode

[Peter Schober]

* C G <ci_98yr at yahoo.com> [2012-09-22 10:30]:
> 1. What are the files that need to be tweaked, if any, in Shib IdP package?
> 
> 2. What data goes between the external auth system and Shib? Specifically my situation is
>     a) external Auth (EA) system needs only user-id and is self contained in all aspects. It can authenticate
> the user and redirect back the session to Shib. What parameters or http session variables if any need to be set?
> Yes, both ways, incoming session from Shib to EA and from EA to Shib?
> 
> 3. Any java class tweaking is needed to convey the auth results? The EA can set or pass results?
> BTW, EA has its own API jars that can be dropped in Shib to parse result data (not saml, but prop)
> 
> 4. In this scenerio, I dont need Ldap, what are the things 'can get rid of in config?
> 
> Any step by step documentation on this is highly appreciated with
> thanks!

Try this one:
https://wiki.shibboleth.net/confluence/display/SHIB2/IdPAuthExternal
-peter