How to set up simplesaml for the IDP and Shibboleth for the SP Was: Re: Broke - delete user session

[Cantor, Scott]

On 10/14/13 2:43 AM, "trey" <trey at westcampus.net> wrote:

>I have been trying for over a week to do what you've accomplished  but
>can't
>seem to get the metdata correct (I guess that is the issue). I've looked
>on
>the internet a lot and have found plenty of simplesaml SP with Shibboleth
>IDP documentation.

There is nothing substantial you should have to do with a Shibboleth SP
here at all. It just works, SSP is perfectly compliant in most respects.

> However, Shibboleth IDP is so complex for my needs as
>well as it uses LDAP and I prefer to use the mysql connector in simplesaml
>for looking up  and authenticating users.

Shibboleth can use MySQL just fine. It does *not* require LDAP.

>Can you, or anyone else,  please let me know how you were able to set up
>simplesaml for the IDP and Shibboleth for the SP?

Yes, do each one separately and that's it.

-- Scott