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M A T U. Middleware Assisted Take-Up Service For JISC Funded Early Adopters. Eduserv. a not-for-profit IT services group. over 10 years experience in access management. funds IT educational initiatives through the Eduserv Foundation. contracted by the JISC to provide the MATU service.

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M A T U

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  1. MAT U Middleware Assisted Take-Up ServiceFor JISC Funded Early Adopters

  2. Eduserv • a not-for-profit IT services group. • over 10 years experience in access management. • funds IT educational initiatives through the Eduserv Foundation. • contracted by the JISC to provide the MATU service.

  3. MATU’s Objectives • Support JISC core middleware project early adopters • Provide a central repository of: • Information • Advice • Training • Scope future requirements for institutions adopting shibboleth

  4. MATU Website www.matu.ac.uk

  5. Activities To Date • Providing • Advice • Technical support • Help in solving problems • Training • Forming One-to-one relationships with projects:

  6. Shibboleth • Architecture developed by the internet2 middleware community • Open source, standards-based protocol based on SAML (an OASIS standard) • Neither an authentication nor authorisation scheme • Term “shibboleth” also used to refer to: • The project that has managed the development of the architecture and code • The code package, running on a variety of systems, that implements the architecture • Internet2 shibboleth web pages • http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/ • http://www.switch.ch/aai/

  7. Shibboleth • Rationalises usernames, passwords, IP addresses, proxy servers etc. • Offers a single solution to control resource access both internally and remotely. • Eliminates separate identifiers/passwords for each protected resource. • Provides greater security. • Allows for secure, flexible, anonymous access to resources. • Institution & individual user can control information released to SP. • Location independent. • Encourages increased take-up of licensed materials. • Allows for greater flexibility in controlling access.

  8. The components Where Are You From WAYF Service Provider Identity Provider AuthN AuthZ Handle Service Assertion Consumer Service HS ACS User DB Resource Resource Manager AA AR Attribute Authority Attribute Requester = Shib

  9. The Process 2: Redirect to WAYF 5: Redirect to Handle Service 4 3: Query User 6: Auth Challenge 1: Make Request Credentials 7 HS Handle ACS User DB 8: Pass Handle Handle 9: Request Attributes Resource Manager Handle AA AR Attributes Attributes 10: Return Attributes Authorize access WAYF Identity Provider Service Provider Resource

  10. Shibboleth/Athens Interoperability. • The Shibboleth to Athens Gateway providing Shibboleth-enabled organisations access to Athens-enabled resources. • The Athens to Shibboleth Gateway providing Athens-enabled organisations access to Shibboleth-enabled resources.

  11. Road Map to Federated Access Management • Institutional Audit • Directory Development • Authentication Development and Implement IdP • Joining the Federation • Intuitional Role Out

  12. What Now? • What are the advantages of migrating to Shibboleth? • What are the risks to institutions of doing nothing? • What are the issues that have been thrown up by the current early adopter projects? • What about users who have more than one institutional affiliation? • What should RSC be advising institutions with regard to Shibboleth/Athens?

  13. Contact Us. MATU Queen Anne House 11 Charlotte Street Bath BA1 2NE Contact us at: support@matu.ac.uk View the MATU Website at: www.matu.ac.uk

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