Shibboleth Glossary
This document serves as a reference to basic terms and abbreviations that get thrown around when discussing Shibboleth.
- Assertion Consumer Service (ACS)
- Attribute
- Attribute Acceptance Policy (AAP)
- Attribute Authority (AA)
- Attribute Query
- Attribute Release Policy (ARP)
- Bilateral
- Federation
- Handle Service (HS)
- Identity Provider (IdP)
- Lazy Session
- Metadata
- Provider ID
- Service Provider (SP)
- Single Sign On (SSO)
- Where Are You From (WAYF)