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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Morning everyone!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am new to Shibboleth and am not sure which software is right for me. I would greatly appreciate any and all advice, suggestions and words of wisdom. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We currently use Active Directory (AD) over our LDAP for authentication. However, we need for our clients to be able to SSO into our portal and be able to access all resources within from that initial login authentication. I’ve been considered CAS, but came across Shibboleth.net and thought I would give it a try. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m a little confused on which component of Shibboleth I may need, or if I need all 3 of them (IdP, SP and/or DS) to do what I am needing?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I may have overlooked it, but I did not see information on where Shibboleth has worked in conjunction with AD before?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, which is the preferred OS to use….Linux or Windows (we have both)?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Constance <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>