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KC-ROLO Project

KC-ROLO Project. Kidderminster College R epository O f L earning O bjects. Graham Mason & Ed Beddows. Implementing Shibboleth at Kidderminster College. Nearly 3 years ago we embarked on a JISC Core Middleware Shibboleth project

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KC-ROLO Project

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  1. KC-ROLO Project Kidderminster College Repository Of Learning Objects Graham Mason & Ed Beddows

  2. Implementing Shibboleth at Kidderminster College • Nearly 3 years ago we embarked on a JISC Core Middleware Shibboleth project • Why? because we adopted an open source VLE and other technologies within the College • Within the College we have always had a strong open source team • JISC advocates open source technology

  3. What will be the benefits of Shibboleth? • Userswill have a single sign-on using an institutional ID and password for a wide range of resources, as well as the assurance that their personal data will not be disclosed to third parties. • LRCwill be free of the burden of user name and password administration, and will have new tools for managing licenses and service subscriptions. • IT Managerswill have more control of the access management process, i.e. centralised access management using the college Active Directory/LDAP store • Institutionswill have a single service to meet the requirements of e-learning, e-research and library-managed resources. 

  4. The Project “Birth of KC-ROLO” • Started with an IdP on Linux Box • Although the Internet2 documentation was accurate in its description of how Shibboleth works • The technical guidelines were generic and not specific, this was apparent in creating an “SP”

  5. Get the Documentation in place • Our main ally was documentation • Log progress at each step • With pre-written scripts to download • Continually updating scripts

  6. How we’re using Shibboleth • To share internal VLEs with different sections • To share VLEs with partner institutions • To share learning objects with partner institutions via an Open Source repository • Contains learning objects, NLN and custom materials • Search front end protected by shibboleth, no code change • Shibbolized repository submitter, only members of Kidderminster College with the “Staff” attribute can submit.

  7. Without Shibboleth

  8. With Shibboleth

  9. Benefits to the Users • No multiple logins to put them off • Access to resources at other sites provides greater choiceof materials • Students & staff can collaborate with members of other institutions

  10. Federated Access Management?

  11. What is Federated Access Management? • Federated Access Management builds a trust relationship between Identity Providers (IdP) and Service Providers (SP).  • It devolves the responsibility for authentication to a user’s home institution, • and establishes authorisation through the secure exchange of information (known as attributes) between the two parties.

  12. There will be three options • Become a full member of the UK Access Management Federation, using community-supported tools. • Become a full member of the UK Access Management Federation, using tools with paid-for support. • Subscribe to an ‘outsourced Identity Provider’ to work through the Federation on your behalf, such as continued use of Athens with the gateways.

  13. A little confusing? What does this mean to the college? • Option 1.College will have a server in-house installed with Shibboleth IdP (Identity Provider) and linked to their Active Directory or LDAP store, supported by the College ICT Services. • Options 2.College purchases the server, (this is were we have been active in carrying out this service for college’s) • install Shibboleth • link to your AD/LDAP store, provide Technical support and documentation. • Options 3.College will pay Athens a subscription cost to external supplier and an internal administration role.

  14. Demo • http://kc-vle.kidderminster.ac.uk/portal

  15. Questions?

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