Middleware

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Middleware

The University of Texas System: "Extending the Reach" Case Studies

January 1, 2006

In an effort to enable greater synergy and collaboration among its institutions and better serve their broad constituencies, The University of Texas System (UT System) set out in 2004 to create a c…

Federating a Distributed World: Asserting Next-Generation Identity Standards

November 3, 2005

In the last few years, federated identity management—the agreements, standards, and technologies that make identity and entitlements portable across autonomous domains—has become a topic of …

LDAP and Active Directory: Working Together to Manage Identity

October 20, 2005 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2005 Annual Conference

Managing identities across multiple systems and platforms is challenging. Learn how the University of Calgary provides unified user authentication and authorization services across the enterprise v…

Meeting Requirements: Architectures, Services, and Policies

July 1, 2005

After considering the use cases and the first draft of requirements presented the previous day, this session will review existing models and architectures and how they can be used and adapted. …

Credentialing

June 27, 2005

Before user credentials can be assigned and distributed, appropriate technology must be in place, business requirements must be assessed and met, policy must be established and published, and appro…

Gator Aid: Identity Management at the University of Florida

May 17, 2005

The University of Florida was challenged to provide secure authentication and authorization for its enterprise services. Attendees will learn how UF leveraged directory infrastructure to meet this …

Protecting Privacy, Gaining Access

May 16, 2005

InCommon is a formal federation of organizations focused on creating a common framework for trust in support of research and education. InCommon enables cost-effective, privacy-preserving collabora…

Knock, Knock, Who’s There?

January 1, 2005

© 2005 Mark A. Luker EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 40, no. 3 (May/June 2005): 76. Knock, Knock, Who’s There? Mark A. Luker Mark A. Luker, Vice President of EDUCAUSE, heads the Po…

Federated Identity Management: The Shibboleth Approach

March 22, 2005 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2005

The Shibboleth software system enables Web-based, interinstitutional resource sharing by leveraging campus identity management systems. Creating a larger trust community of collaborating institutio…

Sun Microsystems, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Gold Partner - Corralling Computing, Culture, and Collaboration for Seamless Integration

March 23, 2005 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2005

Western Michigan University is meeting the challenge of implementing an electronic communication system rollout; replacing an old student information system; starting a Sun Center of Excellence for…