InCommon Library Services

[Andy Ingham <>]

Yes, we've already started discussions with campus ITS about a timeline 
for setting up these sources for attribute retrieval.  (ITS is in charge 
of the IdP for campus).

Our ILS is III (Innovative Interfaces):  http://www.iii.com/

Andy

 wrote:
> At 3:48 PM -0400 3/30/09, Andy Ingham wrote:
> > We are hopeful that eventually the IdP can be configured to consult 
> > both the patron database AND the third datasource (as necessary) for 
> > users / attributes behind the scenes, as it were, to enable a single 
> > point of entry for all users.  Shibboleth seems, in fact, to provide 
> > the likeliest solution to this long-standing problem.
>
> Today, Shibboleth can be configured to retrieve attribute values from 
> multiple sources. Many sites are doing that today.
>
> Having three different backend systems handling authN, each handling a 
> different subgroup of your population, is an interesting challenge.... 
> ;-) This may require some work; however, there are ways to cascade authN 
> mechanisms that may address your situation.
>
> A quick question -- which vendor supplies your ILS system ?