Overview
This reference section provides technical documentation for all authentication methods and infrastructure components used in the Statista SSO ecosystem.
Terminology
Key terms used throughout this documentation:
- Statista 3.5 (also known as "configfrontend" or "the monolith"): The legacy PHP application that currently powers most of statista.com
- Statista 4.0: The new microservices architecture that Statista is migrating towards
Authentication Methods
Statista supports multiple authentication methods to accommodate different institutional and user requirements.
Federation-Based Methods
Single Sign-On methods using federation protocols:
- OpenID Connect (Auth0 Self-Service)
- OpenID Connect (Legacy)
- SAML (Auth0 Self-Service)
- SAML (Legacy)
- Shibboleth
Institutional Access Methods
Authentication methods for institutional subscribers:
Partner and Library-Specific Methods
Specialized authentication methods for specific partners:
- Buecherhallen Login
- EasyLogin
- Partnerlogin
- Stadtbibliothek Bremen
Direct User Authentication
Methods for individual user authentication:
Infrastructure
Technical documentation for SSO infrastructure components and server configurations:
- Platform SSO Services - Overview of SSO services in the platform
- Remix SSO Library - SSO library for Remix applications
- Remix SSO Service - SSO service implementation
- Shibboleth Server - Shibboleth Service Provider configuration and administration