Version 1.2 (16 June 2023)
SURF operates a hub-and-spoke identity federation (SURFconext) on behalf of educational and research institutions in the Netherlands.
This document describes the Registration practices for both Identity Providers and Service Providers, as well as information on metadata aggregation for eduGAIN.
1.1 Identity Provider Registration Practices
Only institutions that belong to the SURF target group may join SURF and thus join SURFconext. The SURF target group consists of:
For an Identity Provider to join the SURFconext, the following requirements must be met:
SURFconext operates an opt-in model for institutions, where the institution must agree explicitly to be connected to a specific Service Provider and to release attributes to this specific Service Provider.
1.2 Identity Provider Registration Practices for eduGAIN
There are no additional eduGAIN practices for Identity Providers.
2.1 Service Provider Registration Practices
For a Service Provider to join the SURFconext, the following requirements must be met:
2.2 Service Provider Registration Practices for eduGAIN
The practices below are in addition to the “Service Provider Registration Practices” above.
SURFconext validates the Service Provider information including the attribute requirements, before accepting the Service Provider to the production environment.
3. SURFconext Metadata Aggregate for eduGAIN
SURFconext maintains an aggregate of all metadata it exposes to eduGAIN on the following location:
https://metadata.surfconext.nl/edugain-upstream.xml
The metadata document signature can be validated using the following X.509 certificate:
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