PubCookie Strategy and Tactics Mike Conlon Director of Data Infrastructure University of Florida
Six Directory Systems Registry (authoritative source) LDAP Kerberos (GatorLink) PeopleSoft AD NDS
Existing GL Auth GL Auth provides web sign-on using an identical architecture to PubCookie Locally written Authentication modules for Apache In use at many sites around UF Walk-up Internet Port Authenticator Wireless Authentication
Options for Web Sign On GL Auth We know it. It works PubCookie You know it. It works PeopleSoft Have other sites consume the PeopleSoft logon credential
Why PeopleSoft? Will become the authoritative source for directory information (Registry to be migrated to Campus Community, 7/2004) Will become the single sign-on place for enterprise applications – Finance, HR, Student systems, Library, Portal, WebCT, Data Warehouse, …
The UF Web Portal – my.ufl.edu Two strategic goals: 1.Provide a single point of entry for authenticated and authorized access to UF information resources 2.Provide a single delivery mechanism for time sensitive, role-based information for the UF community Portal was launched 3/31/ ,000 authorized users via Kerberos
Decision Points Portal strategy emphasizes sign on at the portal – maximizes the synergy of the access point for applications and the access point for information At the portal, we create a GL Auth Cookie, PubCookie in addition to the PeopleSoft cookie PeopleSoft has password management capability built-in An Apache module for the PeopleSoft cookie?
Current PubCookie Efforts Upgrade the code to support non-SSL transactions Evaluate use of PubCookie in the enterprise environment Evaluate PubCookie production infrastructure requirements Follow the WebISO effort, potentially contribute GL Auth code, WIPA
Authentication Road Map Mar – Admin w/ GL Auth, launch portal Apr – ISIS w/ GL Auth, Analysis -> Choose cookie from among GL Auth, PubCookie, PeopleSoft May – Implement cookie in test, begin portal upgrade analysis Jun – Analysis, design password processes, upgraded portal in test Jul – change password mgt, convert ISIS, WebCT, Admin Aug – relaunch portal w/ password mgt and cookie apps