Dropbox is a sponsored partner of eduGAIN and InCommon, and supports these standards. This article details how to enable eduGAIN or InCommon-supported single sign-on (SSO) for your Dropbox team account.
What are InCommon and eduGAIN?
eduGAIN
eduGAIN is an interfederation service that enables the secure exchange of identity, authentication and authorization info between participating federations.
InCommon
InCommon Federation, commonly shortened to InCommon, is a framework for trustworthy shared management of access to online resources. It is specific to the US market.
InCommon is often confused as an identity provider (IdP). In reality, InCommon is a protocol that your IdP may support to provide specific security enhancements to abide by the InCommon Standard.
How do I enable supported SSO with eduGAIN or InCommon?