Procedure
The procedure for connecting to SURFconext as an IDP that is not already part of the SURFfederatie, is:
- Send an email to surfconext-beheer@surfnet.nl requesting that your IDP is added to SURFconext
- Your request will be evaluated
- When your request is accepted by SURFconext, send the necessary information described below to surfconext-beheer@surfnet.nl
- SURFconext will add you as an IDP and will notify you when this is completed
- Testing?
Necessary information
When a SURFnet institution wants to connect to SURFconext as an IDP, the following information needs to be provided by the institution:
- IDP SAML2 metadata. The IDP metadata should at least contain the following information:
- SingleSignOnService element with Binding and Location
- x509 certificate that is used for signing messages - Extra information describing your institution:
NOTE: all fields marked with a * are mandatory
Information |
Example value |
Description |
---|---|---|
url * |
The URL of the institution (usually points to the institutions homepage) |
|
organization:OrganizationName:nl * |
Universiteit van Monnickendam |
Dutch name of the organisation running the IDP |
organization:OrganizationName:en * |
University of Monnickendam |
English name of the organisation running the IDP |
organization:OrganizationDisplayName:nl * |
Universiteit van Monnickendam |
Dutch name suitable for display purposes of the organisation running the IDP |
organization:OrganizationDisplayName:en * |
University of Monnickendam |
English name suitable for display purposes of the organisation running the IDP |
logo * |
universiteitvanmonnickendam.gif |
The logo of the IDP that users who want to login will recognize as representing their institution. Logo format should be delivered in GIF, JPG or PNG format with a maximum size of 108 x 48 pixels (width x height). A URL to an image is acceptable, but this image will be copied to a SURFconext location. Any updates to this image after the IDP registration is complete will not be processed. |
logo width |
107 |
Width of the logo in pixels (maximum 108 pixels) |
logo height |
51 |
Height of the logo in pixels (maximum 48 pixels) |
logo href * |
? |
|
keywords:nl * |
universiteit monnickendam uvm |
Dutch keywords users can use when searching for a specific IDP |
keywords:en * |
universiy monnickendam uvm |
English keywords users can use when searching for a specific IDP |