SWAMID Service Definition
General description of SAML2 WebSSO
The service provides authentication of users which have an electronic idenitity at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), together with release of attributes pertaining to the authenticated user. The provider of the service/higher educational institution is a member of SWAMID, the Swedish identity federation for Research and higher education. The service has been deployed in accordance with SWAMID’s policy framework.
Policy for personal integrity
The Identity Provider performs authentication at the request of a service which IRF recognises, either via metadata provided by the SWAMID identity federation or because the service and IRF has a specific agreement. Depending upon the type of service involved, the purpose of the service and what relationship the service has to the IRF’s identity provider, one or more pieces of personal data are transferred from IRF’s catalogue and authorization system to the requesting service. This procedure follows the intent of the Swedish personal data protection legislation.
Services that are categorised in SWAMID’s metadata with entity categories receive attributes in accordance with SWAMID’s recommendations, see below.
Services whose primary purpose is for the benefit of research and education have access to approximately the same personal data which are automatically sent with an everyday email, which being name, email address, user identity, if the user is a student or employee (or similar active role) and that the user has an account at IRF. Registered services that via REFEDS Data Protection Code of Conduct, and the older GÉANT Data Protection Code of Conduct, adhere to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) get access to the same information.
The service adheres to the policy for the handling of personal data which has been published by IRF in accordance with Swedish law.
The service and limitations of service IRF undertakes to guarantee the availability of the service in accordance with IRF’s requirements and expectations. IRF follows SWAMID’s recommendations for release of attributes based upon entity categories. IRF reserves the right, in agreement with a service provider, to change the actually released attributes for the current service, regardless of what is recommended by the entity category for which the service provider is approved.
Service and support
Questions and faults regarding IRF and it’s SAML2 WebSSO service should be directed to the following local support channels: