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Leveraging Campus Authentication to Access the TeraGrid . Scott Lathrop, Argonne National Lab Tom Barton, U Chicago. Scaling TeraGrid Usership. Approach to scaling problem: Federated Identity. Authenticate @Home . Authorize @Resource . "IdP". "SP". Federated Identity. ala Shibboleth.
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Leveraging Campus Authentication to Access the TeraGrid Scott Lathrop, Argonne National Lab Tom Barton, U Chicago
Scaling TeraGrid Usership EDUCAUSE 2007
Approach to scaling problem: Federated Identity EDUCAUSE 2007
Authenticate @Home Authorize @Resource "IdP" "SP" Federated Identity EDUCAUSE 2007 ala Shibboleth
InCommon Federation • Trust fabric: Metadata so that IdP's & SP's can mutually authenticate & interoperate • Multilateral agreement among federation participants • Agree to actually operate as they claim to • A “Where Are You From Service” available EDUCAUSE 2007
TeraGrid Joining InCommon • Document high-level policy & procedure • What attributes are needed & why? • How are they handled? • Agree to coordinate as necessary with other participants • Status of privacy & security policies EDUCAUSE 2007
Campus Joining InCommon • Document high-level policy & procedure • Who do you credential? • A little about your IdM operation & authentication service(s) • What attributes will you provide (conditionally, perhaps)? • Operate a (shibboleth) IdP EDUCAUSE 2007
TeraGrid Federated Identity Testbed • Prove that Shibboleth and GridShib technology can work with TeraGrid • Demonstrate that campus identity management & security practices are sufficient • Determine needed enhancements to internal TeraGrid processes • Account provisioning • Access management • Auditing • User support systems and processes EDUCAUSE 2007
provision accounts TeraGrid Resources run monitor InCommon Federation Campus attributes run monitor Science Gateway EDUCAUSE 2007
DEMO EDUCAUSE 2007
Campus Requisites For Federated Identity with TeraGrid EDUCAUSE 2007