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User has to opt the institutional/shibboleth based login
from the publisher.

Redirecting to Login page of Institute
(Identity Provider)

Login via Institution Account 2.7.1 User Consent

If the institute has setup and configured their Identity After verifying user's credentials, Identity Provider of
Provider and mutually exchanged their metadata with the user home organization will pass “user attributes”
publisher, then user can find the home organization in which may also contain his / her institute, department,
publisher list. role (member/faculty/ student/researcher), and if
agreed, whether he / she is having access to certain e-
The service providers (publishers) will recognize INFED
resource or not and / or any other attributes which are
@ INFLIBNET Centre as a trusted organization for
mutually agreed with the service provider and;
authenticating user and would give an option on their
website to select WAYF as INFED federation in turn, will
have list of all members IDPs for user to choose from.

User Consent for releasing attributes to Publisher
Federation and Home organization selection
Based on attributes passed by the IdP for a user, he / she
When a user select his/her home organization, he / she will be allowed access to e-resource, if entitled.
may be re-directed to respective identity provides login
page.

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