This activity creates a freely available, realistic test IdP for the GÉANT community. Based on the needs of the GÉANT community, the solution may offer SAML, OIDC and supports all the latest best practices. 

In the past, there were similar offers like UnitedID or samltest.id. However, the UnitedID solution does no longer exist and samltest does not support required features like the release of R&S.  Based on the needs of the GÉANT community, the solution may offer SAML, OIDC and supports all the latest best practices.  

To achieve this task, the Incubator has to define the use cases which are needed by the community.  Requirements definition from a group of stakeholdersThe requirements and use cases for such a service will be defined in collaboration with a group of community representatives. Potential features of such a tool are:

• Test for a specific set of attributes
• Create an account to save a test profile
• A An open (REST) API to configure the IdP using a (web) client

There are different potential business cases for deployment: as part of the eduGAIN support tools, by GÉANT operations or NREN hosted.

• Test IdP based on SimpleSAMLphp software including the following test categories:
  • R&S Entity category tests
  • Behavioural tests
  • Generic attribute profile tests
  • Refeds Assurance Framework tests
  • Error scenario tests
  • Experimental profile tests
• Test IdP proposed Architecture
• Deployment as module for SimpleSAMLphp (available via GÉANT Gitlab): https://gitlab.geant.org/TI_Incubator/test_idp
• Test IdP Service User Guide
• Demo movie
• Test IdP and eduGAIN: Feedback indicated Test IdP should not be part of eduGAIN. Any decision left for eduGAIN steering committee