InC-Lib-Vendor

[David Kennedy <>]

Ulrike,

Thank you for your response and helping
our group.

As you roll out new features in the
near future, we have a group of institutions gathered on this list that
may be able to help with testing or feedback if you would like.

Thanks
Dave

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David Kennedy
Systems Programmer
Perkins Library, Duke University
(919) 613-6831

"Lengwenat, Ulrike, Springer DE" <>

07/13/2009 09:51 AM

To	"David Kennedy" <>
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Subject	[InC-Lib-Vendor] AW: Springer and InCommon Library Services Collaboration

David,
 
Please find my answers to your
questions below.
 
With best regards,
Ulrike Lengwenat
Springer Global Manager Access
 
SpringerLink Operations, eProduct
Management & Innovation 
Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121
Heidelberg, Germany
tel + 49 (0) 6221 487 8315

www.springerlink.com

 
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Von: David Kennedy [mailto:]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 9. Juli 2009 15:54
An: Lengwenat, Ulrike, Springer DE
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Betreff: Springer and InCommon Library Services Collaboration
 

Ulrike, 

I am writing you on behalf of the InCommon Library Services Collaboration.

We represent a group of research libraries who are working to expand the
use of Shibboleth among members of the InCommon federation. As part of
that effort, we are gathering information from vendors about how they have
implemented Shibboleth. By making this information more accessible, we
hope to make it easier for libraries to use the technology. We also would
like to help develop common practices among vendors that would simplify
the implementation process for everyone involved and make Shibboleth an
attractive option for users.

We think that expanding the use of Shibboleth will help you in various
ways: 

   1. Provide a more secure means of access than IP authentication.
   2. Provide better tools for identifying who is responsible when
breaches occur. 
   3. Make it possible for users to take advantage of personalized
features on a site without requiring them to open a local account maintained
by the vendor. 
   4. Help to start moving away from IP-based authentication and the
overhead it requires. 

We ask that you answer the following questions, as they relate to your
products and services: 

   1. What are the minimum attributes you require from an Identity
Provider for basic Shibboleth authentication?

None, but this may change really
soon.

   2. What additional services, if any, do you provide through Shibboleth
beyond basic login, for example, personalization. If you do provide additional
services, what is required to enable them?

We do not support personalization
at this time, but will in the near future.

   3. Do you support "WAYFless" access, that is, access
that does not require a user to identify where they are from in order to
reach his or her local authentication system?

We do not support ‘WAYFless
URLs’ at this time, but will in the near futre.

   4. Do you support direct Shibboleth-authenticated links to resources?

No, this will be implemented
at the same time as the WAYFless URLs.

   5. Who should libraries contact if they want to set up Shibboleth
access to your site or if they have questions or problems?

for technical issues
For all other issues: 


We appreciate your willingness to help us in this effort.

David Kennedy, Duke University
Adam Chandler, Cornell University
Andy Ingham, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Jonathan Lavigne, Stanford University
Kent Percival, University of Guelph
Joy Veronneau, Cornell University
Jason Zavar, OCLC 
Fred Zhang, Michigan State University
Foster Zhang, Johns Hopkins University

[please send response email to ]

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David Kennedy
Systems Programmer
Perkins Library, Duke University
(919) 613-6831