CSU Federation overview

The CSU Federation provides a secure framework for shared management of access to resources within the CSU System. It offers single sign-on convenience and privacy protection, while Service Providers control access to protected resources. This article provides an overview of the CSU Federation, including metadata and self-service management tools.

Applicable to: CSU System, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Spur

Affiliation: IT Staff

CSU Federation Metadata

All Identity Providers and Service Providers in the CSU Federation are published in a CSU Federation Metadata file.

• Production Metadata File: CSU Federation Metadata
• Test Metadata File: CSU Test Federation Metadata

Access Requirements:

• Campus (CSUP or CSU) connection required to access or retrieve metadata

CSU Federation Self-Service Tools

The CSU Federation Manager allows Service Providers to implement federated identity management. 

• CSU Federation Certificate Manager
• CSU Federation Service Provider Manager

Access Requirements

• Campus (CSUP or CSU) connection required to access website
• Access to Federation Manager is controlled - send request to iamhelp@colostate.edu to use website

Recommended Practices

When setting up a new Service Provider:

• Test configurations against the CSU test federation and test identity provider before using production resources.
• Once the configuration is stable, switch the setting in the CSU Federation Manager to production.