> It should be possible to add some attributes like Nickname or E-Mail address 
> to the responds from the CAS back to the calling web site. I have heard I 
> have to use shibboleth for that.

Shib is not required.  CAS supports attribute release via SAML 1.1.

> However I read about SAML 1.1 as protocol for the CAS and as I understood it 
> is possible to add attributes with SAML. Is that correct?

Yes, this works and it's commonly used.  See the following wiki pages
for more information:
 - Server-side configuration, https://wiki.jasig.org/display/CASUM/Attributes
 - Client-side considerations, https://wiki.jasig.org/display/CASUM/SAML+1.1

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