GS CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites Introduction to Planned AIS Drupal Modules ENTICE Meeting, Jan Janke (GS/AIS)
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 2 AIS Module Plans "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI) EDH OHR/Foundation Roles CET/Qualiac SMT, APT, … CERN Drupal Sites
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 3 Official Interface to AIS Data AIS controlled interface Direct access to corporate CERN data Public & protected data Data gradually made available upon request "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI)
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 4 Challenge A CERN Drupal side cannot be trusted Currently full WebDAV access to PHP code for site admins Secure communication between Drupal and AIS We need to be sure that A user requesting data really is who he/she claims to be Data can be securely cached "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI) We actively work with IT-OIS Infrastructure Team to find solutions. Data will only be made available if a reliable identification of the end user is possible!
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 5 Architecture Backend server Frontend API Customer modules "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI) CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland Corporate Data Data Server AIS Data API Organigram Module Contact Data Module …
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 6 Architecture: Backend Server Processes requests Verifies if requestor is authorised Accesses database and returns data "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI) CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland Corporate Data Data Server AIS Data API Organigram Module Contact Data Module …
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 7 Architecture: Frontend API Communicates with AIS Backend Provides API for client modules "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI) CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland Corporate Data Data Server AIS Data API Organigram Module Contact Data Module …
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 8 Architecture: Customer Modules Access data via frontend API No direct access to AIS server AIS provides reference implementation "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI) CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland Corporate Data Data Server AIS Data API Organigram Module Contact Data Module …
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 9 Data Examples Start with publicly available data Contact details (same data as provided by CERN Phonebook) Organisational structure data (organigram) Roles data Tell me who is the Group Leader of group XYZ? "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI)
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 10 Security Support only official IT provided Drupal infrastructure Communication only via AIS Drupal frontend API Reliable identification of end users One time registration required for every site To obtain a site specific key All requests are validated using a signature (HMAC) "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI)
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 11 Timescale 1.Deal with security concerns (in progress) 2.Development start constrained by 1 3.Build AIS reference implementation module Comprises Backend server AIS Frontend API module for Drupal Drupal modules to access organigram and contact data "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI)
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 12 Next Goals Make first version of AIS Drupal modules available Monitor their use React to user specific requests If AIS offering is accepted Provide access to more data upon request Allow module developers to access frontend API directly AIS provides the data, the web developer lays it out! Currently no plans to provide specific modules other than the reference implementation (which will be maintained). "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI)
CERN GS Department CH-1211 Genève 23 Switzerland 13 Thank you! Time for questions … "Corporate Data for CERN Drupal Sites" by Jan Janke (GS-AIS-GDI)