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Shibboleth

Allows WordPress to externalize user authentication and account creation to a Shibboleth Service Provider.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Current version2.5.4
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.0
Minimum stackWP 4.3 · PHP 5.6
Directory statusactive
Last directory update22 Jun 20264mo ago
Active installations3K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.3 / 5 from 7 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Shibboleth version 2.5.4 as active, updated 4mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.

Overview

About this plugin

This plugin is designed to support integrating your WordPress site into your existing identity management infrastructure using a Shibboleth Service Provider.

WordPress can be configured so that all standard login requests will be sent to your configured Shibboleth Identity Provider or Discovery Service. Upon successful authentication, a new WordPress account will be automatically provisioned for the user if one does not already exist. User attributes (username, first name, last name, display name, nickname, and email address) can be synchronized with your enterprise’s system of record each time the user logs into WordPress.

Finally, the user’s role within WordPress can be automatically set (and continually updated) based on any attribute Shibboleth provides. For example, you may decide to give users with an eduPersonAffiliation value of faculty the WordPress role of editor, while the eduPersonAffiliation value of student maps to the WordPress role contributor. Or you may choose to limit access to WordPress altogether using a special eduPersonEntitlement value.

Contribute on GitHub

This plugin is actively maintained by michaelryanmcneill and the WordPress community, using GitHub. Contributions are welcome, via pull request, on GitHub. Issues can be submitted on the issue tracker.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • authentication
  • login
  • saml
  • shibboleth
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 7.0

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.3 · PHP 5.6
Update activity22 Jun 20264mo ago

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