Michigan State University

MSU Identity Provider (Shibboleth / SAML / OAuth 2.0)

MSU's federated single sign-on service. The Shibboleth Identity Provider issues SAML 2.0 assertions and the institution also supports OAuth 2.0 for application authentication and authorization. Access requires registered service-provider/application integration and institutional affiliation rather than open self-service.

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https://tech.msu.edu/network/authentication-authorization/

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: michigan-state-university:idp
name: MSU Identity Provider (Shibboleth / SAML / OAuth 2.0)
description: MSU's federated single sign-on service. The Shibboleth Identity Provider issues SAML 2.0
  assertions and the institution also supports OAuth 2.0 for application authentication and authorization.
  Access requires registered service-provider/application integration and institutional affiliation rather
  than open self-service.
humanURL: https://tech.msu.edu/network/authentication-authorization/
baseURL: https://idp.idm.msu.edu/idp/shibboleth
tags:
- Identity
- Authentication
- SSO
- Shibboleth
- SAML
tags_raw:
- Identity
- Authentication
- SSO
- Shibboleth
- SAML
- OAuth
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://tech.msu.edu/network/authentication-authorization/