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| From: Virtual Learning Environments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
| Of Heather Peake
| Sent: 17 May 2005 14:27
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| Subject: [VLES] Implementing external access to materials
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| Hi there
|
| we are looking for information on implementing external access for
| Learning Materials and Portfolio style information. If anyone is willing
| to share their 'access' plans or how they have approached the matter
| please get in touch either on or off list ([log in to unmask]).
| Alternatively if anyone can point me at a case study that would also be
| useful.
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| Many thanks
|
| Heather
We use the Bodington VLE which has its own username / password store meaning
that we can simply register any users that we want to. We use a feed from
the institutional LDAP for all oxford users and add anybody else that we see
fit.
Recently we have also employed a single-sign on solution here at Oxford )we
use WebAuth) but have also still allowed our external users to login to the
VLE just as before. This was fairly easy to achieve and seems to be working
very well.
In the longer term we plan to use the shibboleth facilities of Bodington
(both origin and target [or SP and IdP]). The plan (which is hitherto
untested (!)) is to have two versions of Bodington running side by side -
one has the content but has 'logging in' disabled and the other contains
username and passwords for all visitors. When a learner wants to access the
VLE they are presented with a standard Shibboleth 'WAYF' page (where are you
from page). Oxford students will select the 'Oxford user' option, others
will select the 'Visitor' option. The Oxford users will log in using WebAuth
and end up in Bodington as they do now, the visitors will log into the empty
Bodington and will be allowed entry to the 'real' Bodington given a valid
Shibboleth handle (with the relevant authorisation).
There are obviously some rough edges to be smoothed out here but we intend
to give this a try once Bodington has been converted to be an IdP.
Adam Marshall
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Adam Marshall: OUCS, 13, Banbury Rd. Oxford OX2 6NN.
Shameless plug: Use the Bodington VLE http://bodington.org
Blog: http://ramble.oucs.ox.ac.uk/blog/adamm/
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