Grouper Release Announcements
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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Grouper releases
Grouper v9 is the database rewrite version of Grouper
Read the release notes for Grouper v9 (not yet available).
Grouper v7 is the enhancement version of v6
Read the release notes for Grouper v7
Grouper v6 is the latest supported version
Read the release notes for Grouper v6
Grouper v4 is the legacy supported version
Read the release notes for Grouper v4
Which version should be used
Use version | In these conditions |
|---|---|
v9.x.x | Do not use this version yet, we are rewriting the database |
v7.x.x | You want new Grouper features as they are released |
You have a non-trivial testing process on upgrades | |
Upgrade to latest stable v7.x.x at least every quarter | |
Upgrade to latest stable v7.x.x when security advisories are released | |
v6.x.x (was v5) | Latest stable Grouper version |
You do not want to test thoroughly when upgrading | |
Upgrade to latest stable v6.x.x at least every quarter | |
Upgrade to latest stable v6.x.x when security advisories are released | |
v4.x.x (was v2.6) | 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 v4.x.x at least every quarter | |
Upgrade to latest stable v4.x.x when security advisories are released | |
Using the Grouper Provisioning Framework | |
Upgrade to v6 by Feb 2027 | |
v2.5.x | Do not use |
v2.4.x | Do not use |
v2.3.x | Do not use |
v2.2.x | 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, and GSH, see:
The Grouper client is a Java library for Grouper web services which can be used on the 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 v2.5.x: 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
The Grouper source code is on GitHub.
Previous Grouper versions
For previous Grouper versions, click the link for the desired version:
v2.4.0: 2.4.0
v2.3.0: 2.3.0
v2.2.2: 2.2.2
v2.2.1: 2.2.1
v2.2.0: 2.2.0
v2.1: 2.1.5, 2.1.4, 2.1.3, 2.1.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.0
v2.0: 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.0
v1.7: 1.7.0
v1.6: 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).