--On 05 June 2003 08:42 +0100 Ricky Rankin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks to those who responded to my question on single sign on.
>
> It appears that it is possible to grant multiple access to a mail box.
>
> One further question.
>
> On moving to single sign on from a position were usernames and
> passwords of the mail system are shared, how do you proceed to single
> sign on. We would look to use the email password as the 'single'
> password - do you identify the cases were the password is shared and
> change those or do you force everyone to change password?

We've been having some success with Yale's CAS.

Someone whose opinions I have a great deal of
time for described this approach as "Athens DA done right".

CAS is just one of range of WebISO options. See
<http://middleware.internet2.edu/webiso/>
for more info.

It would be very good if the community collaborated on this.
Rather than, for example, each of us figuring out how to CAS-ify
Blackboard.

I would be delighted to co-ordinate some sort of list like:

WebISO method : Adopted : Considering : Portal Framework : Applications

so an entry for Bristol might look like

CAS :         : Bristol : uPortal : Blackboard
                                  : Silkymail
                                  : SITS
                                  : Aleph
                                  : etc

Reactions?

Paul

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