KC-ROLO ProjectKidderminster College – Repository Of Learning ObjectsInter-Institutional E-learning

Graham Mason and Ed Beddows

Project Overview

Research into using Core Middleware to allow collaboration with other institutions

Use Shibboleth to share E-Learning resources between Institutions e.g.

-Projects -Repositories -Courses

How we used to share…

Users must exist at each site Administrative nightmare Security issues Does not scale well

The Shibboleth way

Shibboleth “Middleware” sits between sites

Home site is responsible for authentication

The resource owner is still responsible for authorisation

Benefits of Shibboleth Enables institutions to share

resources easily, scales well

Administrative overhead is reduced

Security is enhanced because only one account is needed to access all resources

Privacy is maintained, attributes replace the need to use usernames and passwords to authorise access

Components of Shibboleth Origin

Users home site, provides authentication and attributes for users

TargetResource to be protected by Shibboleth

Where Are You From? (WAYF)Used to identify the users home institution

KC-ROLO Shibboleth federation

Consists of the following components:

Origin’sKidderminster CollegeUniversity College WorcesterRSC West Midlands

Targets:Moodle VLE at RSCRepository at Kidderminster College

KC-ROLO Shibboleth federation

How Shibboleth works

More Information

KC-ROLO project websitehttp://www.kidderminster.ac.uk/kc-rolo

Shibboleth Project websitehttp://shibboleth.internet2.edu/