Connecting your service to SURFconext
These pages describe the procedures and steps required for connecting your service to SURFconext. It explains from A to Z the necessary contractual arrangements, requirements for your technical connection and the process of coupling Identity Providers with your service.
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Technical information SURFconext
On these pages you will find technical information about the SURFconext platform and the interfaces it supports. We explain how to make the technical connection between your service and SURFconext. Read more
Basic Principles of SURFconext for Service Providers
These pages give basic information about the SURFconext platform. We explain the basic principles of identity federation and central group management and explain where to get support. It also discusses the service levels associated with SURFconext and it's terminology. Read more
Frequently asked questions
On these pages, we answer a number of frequently asked questions. FAQ
SURFconext is a federated identity management service for higher education and research in the Netherlands. It handles authentication of users and exchange of group information on a central level in the Netherlands
By connecting your service to SURFconext once, students, faculty, and staff of all universities and research institutes in the Netherlands can easily be given access using the account of their home institution. There is no more need to store passwords locally in your service.
Furthermore, SURFconext facilitates exchange of group information to all connected services. Pre-defined groups (such as a student team working on a specific course) or ad-hoc collaborations (e.g., a number of researches working together on a paper) are defined in a central system (SURFconext Teams), from which services can fetch them to facilitate collaboration for these groups.
On these pages, we will give an overview of the technical capabilities of the SURFconext platform and explain the procedures and technology required to connect your service to SURFconext.
