Uniocn Shib-CAS-authn extension

[Michael Grady]

The Unicon-provided ‘shib-cas-authn’ extension ( https://github.com/Unicon/shib-cas-authn ) which allows delegating authentication from the Shibboleth IdP to a CAS Server using the CAS protocol, has now been upgraded to work with Shibboleth IdP v5.x. 

Unicon, however,  is now providing notice that Unicon will no longer be upgrading the ‘shib-cas-authn’ extension after this. That decision is based on best practices concerning the modern Shibboleth and CAS Server software packages. The Shibboleth IdP and the CAS Server support the same SSO protocols, and the best strategy is to decide which of those two SSO packages best meets your needs and only keep that one, migrating all services to it.  

If, for whatever reason, both SSO solutions are still required, the recommended approach is to use SAML (authentication) delegation to achieve the same results that the ‘shib-cas-authn’ extension provides now.  We appreciate your understanding of this decision.  

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Michael A. Grady
IAM Architect, Unicon, Inc.