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In the following we describe one particular Discovery Service for eduGAIN, the eduTEAMS Discovery Service.

eduTEAMS Discovery Service

The eduTEAMS Discovery service is one of several service components that form the GÉANT eduTEAMS service. Even though the name implies it, the eduTEAMS Discovery Service is not limited to be used by eduTEAMS services but in fact can be used by all eduGAIN Service Providers.

Benefits of the eduTEAMS Discovery Service

• Modern SAML2-compliant Discovery Service implementation
• Hosted in a high availability infrastructure of 3 or more nodes
• Available to all eduGAIN Service Providers for free
• Very simple to integrate into a SP web page thanks to embedded Discovery Service Javascript
• Support for many languages
• Allows custom-tailoring list of IdPs based on SAML entity categories or with black/white listing individual IdPs.

Target User of eduTEAMS Discovery Service

The eduTEAMS Discovery Service is a centrally maintained Discovery Service intended to be used by eduTEAMS services in particular, and all eduGAIN services in general as its usage is not restricted.

Origins

The eduTEAMS Discovery Service is based on the CESNET Discovery Service implementation, which has been operational since 2012. CESNET operates the service for eduTEAMS on behalf of GÉANT.

Instructions on how to use the eduTEAMS Discovery Service

• How to setup a Service Provider to make use of the eduTEAMS Discovery Service
• Information for Identity Providers on how an IdP is shown in the Discovery Service and what data is used to present it