As of Grouper v2.5+ it is required to use the InCommon Trusted Access Platform packaging approach.
Learn how to report Grouper security concerns here
View the Grouper Demo
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Current Grouper release is v4.x.x non-enhancement version
Read the Release Notes for Grouper v4
Grouper release is v5.x.x an enhancement version
Read the Release Notes for Grouper v5
Past Grouper release is v2.5.x non-enhancement version
Read the Release Notes for Grouper 2.5
Which version should be used
| Use version | In these conditions |
|---|---|
| v5.*.* | You want new Grouper features as they are released |
| You have non trivial testing process on upgrades | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v5.*.* at least every quarter | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v5.*.* when security advisories are released | |
| Use ABAC | |
v4.*.* (was 2.6) | You want as little change/risk as possible when upgrading containers (for OS / security / critical bug fixes) |
| You do not want to test thoroughly when upgrading | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v2.6.* at least every quarter | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v2.6.* when security advisories are released | |
| Using the Grouper Provisioning Framework | |
| v2.5.* | You want as little change/risk as possible when upgrading containers (for OS / security / critical bug fixes) |
| You do not want to test thoroughly when upgrading | |
| Upgrade to latest stable v4.*.* by May 2023 | |
| v2.4.* | Do not use |
| v2.3.* | Do not use |
| v2.2.* | Do not use |
| v2.1 or earlier | Seriously? |
Release components
Grouper in v4 is a container. If your institution does not run containers regularly, it's ok, you can run Grouper without making investments in container orchestration.
For the Grouper container, which runs the Grouper UI, WS, daemon, scim, GSH, see:
- v4 release notes to see which version to use
- Install instructions
- Container maturity level -1 (quick start)
- Container maturity level 0 instructions manual install
- v4 upgrade instructions
- The Grouper client is a java library for Grouper web services which can be used command line and can show example web service calls
- Download the version you want from maven. (download the grouperClient-*.jar)
- Get a grouper.client.base.properties e.g. for 2.5.X:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Internet2/grouper/GROUPER_RELEASE_2.5.XX/grouper-misc/grouperClient/conf/grouper.client.base.properties - Create a blank grouper.client.properties and use any settings from the base properties
- Run: java -jar grouperClient-2.5.X.jar
Grouper source code is on GitHub.
Previous Grouper Versions
For previous Grouper versions, click the link for the desired version:
2.4.0: 2.4.0
2.3.0: 2.3.0
2.2.2: 2.2.2
2.2.1: 2.2.1
2.2.0: 2.2.0
2.1: 2.1.5, 2.1.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.0
2.0: 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.0
1.7: 1.7.0
1.6: 1.6.3, 1.6.2, 1.6.1, 1.6.0
License
Grouper is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. See http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html for a copy of this license.
Development of this software was supported with funding from Internet2, the University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, University of Washington, University of Memphis, University of Bristol (UK), the NSF Middleware Initiative (NSF 02-028, Grant No. OCI-0330626, Grant No. OCI-0330626, OCI-0721896, and OCI-1032468), and JISC. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).