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.