IT’S TIME FOR A SPA

Jeff McCullough UC Berkeley

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Long Term Departmental Accounts

Today’s  conversa.on

It’s Time for a SPA

•  Example SSO login. •  Why SPA? •  How do they work? •  Issues and changes we’ve made. •  Your input and questions…

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Authenticating using CAS

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Authenticating using CAS

Background

•  Two previous implementations •  SSO requirement •  Integration with multiple systems

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Use cases

Data storage for a team or department. Functional account for a position that changes frequently. Account for a program/department/team that needs to send/receive email and calendar events.

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SPA Environment

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How do SPAs differ from regular accounts?

Extra LDAP attributes LDAP groups Grouper groups Surrogate login

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Extra attributes

•  Create date •  Expiration date – 5 years •  User access group •  Purpose •  New affiliate type •  (Department Number)

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User access groups

•  Grouper groups •  LDAP groups

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Authentication

•  Surrogate login (SSO) •  Kerb password (non UI app or AD) •  Google Key

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Surrogate login

•  CAS login module (CAS/Shib) •  SPA-ID+My-Account-ID •  +My-Account-ID •  Both use user’s password

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Delegated Access within Apps

•  Google •  Box •  Other systems

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Authorization

•  LDAP user group •  Begins as a grouper group

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SPA Admin

•  List of SPA that have already been created •  Create SPA / Delete SPA •  Namespace checks •  Sub-domains •  Links for group admin and google account creation

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Provisioning an account

•  Using OpenIDM •  > Kerberos •  > AD •  > LDAP •  > Grouper

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Surrogate login and groups

•  Looks up all groups for user •  Determines which groups are related to SPAs •  Shows list to user •  Logs user in as SPA using either CAS/Shib •  Adds info to logs

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Issues and changes…

•  Previously had authorizer/owner. •  Any employee. •  The shell game.

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Q/A

•  What do you think? •  Do you have an implemention of SPAs?

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