Single Sign-On Offerings Dustin MacIver EBSCO Publishing 6/4/2011

Presentation Agenda EBSCO Products Using Single Sign-On EBSCOhost EBSCO A-to-Z EBSCO A-to-Z with LinkSource Administrative Module Implementation Single Sign-On Considerations (EBSCO A-to-Z and EBSCO A-to-Z with LinkSource

About EBSCOhost An online reference system offering a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. EBSCO’s flagship platform. Other subject-centric specialized interfaces available – e.g. Business Searching Interface, Student Research Center, Literary Reference Center, etc.). Supports Athens and Shibboleth authentication.

EBSCOhost - Athens When an institution registers with Athens for the first time, the following process occurs: The institution provides a list of vendors and database subscriptions to Athens. Athens contacts EBSCO Publishing to verify account status and subscriptions. Athens sends an Athens OrgID directly to the institution to use for access via the Athens login. The institution provides their Athens OrgID to EBSCO for authentication updates in EBSCOadmin.

EBSCOhost - Athens Athens authentication is enabled in the EBSCOhost administrative module, EBSCOadmin. The Athens Organization number is assigned at the group level.

Users wishing to access EBSCOhost via Athens use the following URL: Mixed authentication options are available: Authtype=ip,athens (IP, Athens) Authtype=cookie,ip,athens (cookie, IP, Athens) Group, profile and database-level URLs are also available: ens&profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h (Athens authenticated link for Academic Search Complete) EBSCOhost - Athens

EBSCOhost - Shibboleth EBSCO currently supports the following federations: Renater (French Universities and Grandes Ecoles) – France InCommon - United States SURFnet - the Netherlands SWAMID (SWedish ACadeMic IDentity) - Sweden SWITCHaai - Switzerland UK Access Management Federation for Education and Research - United Kingdom DFN-AAI - Germany FCCNaai – Portugal CESNET (Czech Academic Identity Federation) – Czech Republic

Shibboleth authentication is also enabled in EBSCOadmin. Before setting up Shibboleth authentication, you should contact the federation to which your institution belongs--the federation should provide the region and either the affiliation (eduPersonScopedAffiliation) or entitlement (eduPersonEntitlement) information you will enter in EBSCOadmin. EBSCOhost - Shibboleth Like Athens, various Shibboleth URLs are available: defaultdb=c8h (Shibboleth authenticating URL for CINAHL with Full Text)

EBSCOhost - Shibboleth EBSCO site configuration allows the following SHIBBOLETH standard names for these attributes (case insensitive): MEMBER FACULTY STUDENT STAFF ALUM AFFILIATE EMPLOYEE TEMPORARY

EBSCOhost – Shibboleth (Login Screen & Steps)

About EBSCO A-to-Z A Web-based tool for organizing and providing links to a library’s e-resources, including e-journals, titles in full-text databases and e-journal packages, and e-books. Print resources integration available. Over 460,000 unique titles from more than 3,600 databases and e-journal packages available for selection. Choice of LCC, General or Medical subject headings. Supports Athens and Shibboleth authentication.

About EBSCO A-to-Z with LinkSource EBSCO’s vendor-neutral, OpenURL link resolver. Offers item-level linking between your online services, including e-journal sites, full-text and secondary research databases, OPACs, Web sites, search engines, document delivery and interlibrary loan forms. Allows you to connect your end users from the citations in one service to the full text in another, maximizing the use of your full-text collections. Utilizes EBSCO’s robust and ever-expanding A-to-Z knowledge base. OpenURL 1.0 KEV (Key/Encoded-Value) compliant..

EBSCO A-to-Z and Linksource - Athens Athens authentication is enabled in the A-to-Z/LinkSource administrative module, A-to-Z Admin. In order for your patrons to be prompted for Athens authentication (and to protect your collection), one should also set up user name/password authentication. (Once your users reach the user name/password log-in screen, they will see an Athens log-in option.)

EBSCO A-to-Z and EBSCO A-to-Z with LinkSource - Shibboleth Like Athens, Shibboleth authentication is enabled under the Access Management tab in A-to-Z Admin. The Shibboleth authentication option takes advantage of Shibboleth credentials previously setup within EBSCOadmin. Shibboleth authentication became available in February of The Athens and Shibboleth authentication settings in A-to-Z Admin do not authenticate end users to full text resources; the settings simply authenticate users into EBSCO A-to-Z and/or LinkSource using these protocols.

Athens & Shibboleth – A Proxy Solution It is possible to direct specific resource links through Athens on EBSCO A-to-Z and EBSCO A-to-Z with LinkSource by assigning the Athens IP Proxy prefix to specific resources. This is also accomplished in A-to-Z Admin under the Access Management tab. Athens URL Mask: This and all proxy masks can be applied at the package or title levels in A-to-Z Admin. Some resources in the A-to-Z knowledge base for selection are Athens/Shibboleth equipped. Rewriting proxy servers (e.g. EZproxy) can also incorporate built in Shibboleth authentication. Athens resource proxy list:

Single Sign On Considerations (Administrator and EBSCO) Not all full text resources accommodate Athens/Shibboleth (or there are authentication level limitations – e.g. journal level only). Athens/Shibboleth URL syntax can change, breaking resource URLs. Administrative learning curve and commitment (no proxy server) LinkSource proxy character limitations (EBSCO) Accommodating Shibboleth entitlement only (EBSCO) Accommodating additional federations (EBSCO) Supporting Shibboleth 2.0 (EBSCO)

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