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OpenAthens Service ProviderBreakout session 1 for Publishers

9 November 2016

OpenAthens Service Provider as a service

• Phil Leahy (OpenAthens Service Relationship Manager)• David Orrell (OpenAthens System Architect)• Andy Anderson (OpenAthens Training Manager and QA

Analyst)

1. Authentication: Providing the best possible end-user experience

2. Single Sign-On: Enabling simple SSO within publishing platforms

3. Establishing standards: Driving common standards for interoperability

4. Facilitating discussions: Providing forums for discussion5. Embracing change: Understanding that change is constant

www.eduserv.org.uk/openathens

OpenAthens Service Provider9 November 2016

• Overview of OpenAthens• As an identity provider and a service provider

• How can we improve OpenAthens for publishers?• What we’re doing

OpenAthens

• Web-based Single Sign-On (SSO) and identity management

• Connect to multiple federations/communities using Open Standards (SAML)

OpenAthens advantages

• For organisations/users• Single account, seamless access across sites

• For publishers• Integrate once, connect to multiple communities

OpenAthens OrganisationService Provider

Sign-on using OpenAthens

Attributes

Attributes

• Where is the user from?• Who is the user (pseudonym)?• User’s role or entitlement• Name/email etc.

Organisation(Identity Provider)

Service Provider

Attributesvia SAML

OpenAthens OrganisationService Provider

Sign-on using OpenAthens

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User authentication in OpenAthens

• 2 routes for organisations• Managed• Local directory integration

• Managed identity as a service• Upload via Web or bulk load• REST APIs

• Self-registration

Local directory integration

• OpenAthens can connect existing system• LDAP, ADFS• REST APIs

OpenAthens SP today

Identityprovider

Identityprovider

Identityprovider

Application

SAML

OASP

Service Provider

Integration API

Environment:Apache, Java, .NET

Configuration

Federation

OpenAthens

Customer feedback

• Not familiar with concepts of federated identity• Installation and configuration steps unclear• Changes take too long to take effect

• or require contact with Service Desk

Phase 1

Customer feedback

• Locally installed software required• prefer to use an API

• Integrating with multiple applications is complex• duplication of configuration and registration

• End-user experience inconsistent and confusing

Phase 2

Single Dashboard

Service Provider Federation

New Service Provider Dashboard

• Guided setup process• Clearer sign-posting of steps

• Much improved documentation• Near instantaneous updates

• Faster turn-around on testing• Registering for OpenAthens Federation

• No longer necessary!

Phase 1 available next week!

Questions?

Intermission