Welcome to GridShib!
GridShib is an NSF-funded project to integrate Globus Toolkit® and Shibboleth.® Visit the GridShib web site (http://gridshib.globus.org/) for background information about the GridShib Project.
GridShib distributes four software components:
With both GridShib for Globus Toolkit and GridShib for Shibboleth installed, Globus Toolkit may securely request attributes from the Attribute Authority component of a Shibboleth Identity Provider. Visit the GridShib web site for more information about these and other GridShib software components.
This is the readme document for GridShib SAML Tools: TeraGrid Science Gateway SAML extension. The SAML Tools bind arbitrary content to a non-critical extension of an X.509 proxy certificate. See the top-level readme document for more information about GridShib SAML Tools.
The TeraGrid Science Gateway SAML extension is a software tool with a command-line interface (like grid-proxy-init) and a Java API that gateway developers can use to bind a SAML assertion to an X.509 proxy certificate. The SAML assertion includes end user identity and contact information that resource poviders can use for auditing, incident response, and access control.
For more information about the TeraGrid Science Gateway SAML extension, please visit the TeraGrid wiki:
http://www.teragridforum.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Science_Gateway_Credential_with_Attributes
The above page shows TeraGrid Science Gateway developers how to integrate the GridShib SAML Tools into their portal environment.
GridShib is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Please review the licensing terms of the GridShib License before installing, using, or developing this software. Additional licensing information will be found on the GridShib Downloads page.
Globus Toolkit (http://www.globus.org/toolkit/) is an open-source toolkit for grid computing. Shibboleth (http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/) is an open-source implementation of the SAML browser profiles. Globus Toolkit® and Shibboleth® are registered trademarks of the University of Chicago and Internet2, respectively.