We use Shibboleth to allow resident scientists to authenticate to our wikis using the university ID/pwd, and to secure other parts of our website to certain (resident) people.
It's been a pain - there are caching issues and users need to reload the landing page so their identity is recognized, you need certificates, and they need to match the hostname exactly, which makes virtual host naming a pain. -hilmar On Mar 21, 2008, at 10:23 AM, K.G. Schneider wrote:
If you have been involved in investigating or implementing Shibboleth -- or alternative approaches -- I'd like to hear from you. Wearing my official chapeau I am, Karen G. Schneider Research & Development College Center for Library Automation http://www.cclaflorida.org Voice: 850-922-6044 AIM/Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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