This document describes the procedure used to install Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) software on Windows Server and Internet Information Server (IIS), and to configure it to work with the Cornell Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP).
Prerequisites
The IIS website must have an appropriate SSL certificate installed and SSL enabled. Shibboleth Service Provider 3.x software supports Windows Server 2008 and later, and installers are available for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Shibboleth 3.x supports the versions of the IIS web server that are provided with the supported Windows versions.
Installation Steps
Install the MS Visual C++ re-distributable libraries. You need to restart the server after the installation.
These links may break at some point, but for now the 32-bit and 64-bit runtimes can be found at:
The top-level link to find them is https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/ via Other Tools.
Run Shibboleth SP Windows installer
2.1 Download the latest version of the Windows installer package from the Shibboleth download site at https://shibboleth.net/downloads/service-provider/latest/. Select either the win32/ or win64/ directory as appropriate to your 32-bit or 64-bit system. Then download .msi file.
2.2 Run the installer package. It is recommended that you accept all defaults, as follows:
- Accept the license agreement
- Install to
C:\opt\shibboleth-sp - This is the default location. You may change it to other location. - Make sure Configure IIS7 module is checked
- Click Next, then Install, then Finish
- Click Yes to restart your system
Verify installation