In 2002, our founder met the late RL Bob Morgan, CIO, University of Washington, Co-founder of the Shibboleth SSO Middleware Project, sparking a mission to simplify and secure identity infrastructure. Since then, 9STAR has delivered Shibboleth-based solutions to over 200 universities and enterprises worldwide, helping organizations manage complex federations and identity services reliably.
SAML, OIDC, OAuth, Shibboleth, Hecvat
Enterprise identity should be secure, predictable, and easy to operate.
Supporting global collaboration across universities, research networks, and enterprises.
Many organizations are reevaluating commercial IAM platforms like Okta or Entra due to rising costs, complexity, and limited federation support. 9STAR provides:
A fully managed, enterprise-grade Shibboleth SSO platform that delivers secure authentication and federated identity across thousands of apps, with zero downtime migration and continuous monitoring.
A modern SaaS platform for identity lifecycle management, cloud directory, self-service, and governance, simplifying enterprise and university IAM operations.
passionate about open standards, secure identity, AI and scalable systems
to help grow our enterprise and higher-education partnerships
who understand the challenges of federation, SSO, IAM and AI
We offer flexible work, cutting-edge technology, and the chance to impact global identity infrastructure
