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ShibboLEAP: seven libraries and a LEAP of faith

Moyle, M.; (2006) ShibboLEAP: seven libraries and a LEAP of faith. Ariadne (48) Green open access

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Abstract

Much of UK Higher and Further Education (HE & FE) has begun to grapple with next-generation access management technology. Many UK developments in this area are underpinned by Shibboleth, which is conceptually simple, but architecturally complex. It is hoped that this article will benefit newcomers to Shibboleth. We offer a brief introduction to Shibboleth technology, in the context of the UK's burgeoning federated access management infrastructure. We go on to describe the ShibboLEAP Project, which saw six University of London institutions implement Shibboleth under the guidance of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The project's background, aims and core findings are summarised, and the detailed project outputs, including case studies of Shibboleth Identity Provider implementation at each participating institution, are introduced. The project deliverables may be of practical assistance to institutions which decide to implement Shibboleth as a step towards federated access management.

Type: Article
Title: ShibboLEAP: seven libraries and a LEAP of faith
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue48/moyle/
Language: English
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > VP: Research > Library Services
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/2173
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