Middleware Announcements

[Renee Frost <>]

We're sorry if you receive duplicates of this  message. We've sent it to 
multiple lists, in order to ensure that the entire Shibboleth community 
receives this announcement.]

The Internet2 Shibboleth team is pleased to announce the availability of 
release 1.3 of the Shibboleth System. This new release contains many 
improvements and enhancements. A partial list is available by going  to the 
Shibboleth Wiki site ( 
https://authdev.it.ohio-state.edu/twiki/bin/view/Shibboleth/ShibOnedotThree 
). The new release is available from the Shibboleth web site 
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu .Shibboleth is now offered under the 
industry-standard Apache 2.0 license.

This new version will fully interoperate with the previous 1.2 version. 
(Version 1.3 can interoperate with 1.1 deployments but some care must be 
taken; see the Wiki 
https://authdev.it.ohio-state.edu/twiki/bin/view/Shibboleth/InteropWithOnedotOne 
for details.) However, the new version does contain a number of important 
bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as significant new 
functionality. We would strongly recommend that sites running older 
versions  upgrade to 1.3 as soon as their schedule allows.

Shibboleth is an Open Source project, and we don't guarantee support. 
However, if you encounter problems, first look on the Shibboleth Wiki ( 
https://authdev.it.ohio-state.edu/twiki/bin/view/Shibboleth/WebHome ) for 
an answer to your question. If you don't find an answer, join the 
Shibboleth-Users AT Internet2 DOT edu mailing list 
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/shib-misc.html#mailinglist ), and post a 
description of your problem; its very likely someone will answer.

If you discover a bug, please post it to our Bugzilla based repository ( 
http://bugzilla.internet2.edu/shibboleth/). Bugs can be posted against a 
1.3 product version.

Lastly, a BIG thank you to the people who helped us test this version, and 
improve the quality of the overall package, the install process, and the 
documentation.

Steven Carmody
Shibboleth Project Manager