Access & Identity Management Future Directions Keith Dixon – OpenAthens Administrator Day

Agenda Roadmap Aims & Directions Release Schedules Architecture Development Focus for 2009 Services and Support

Roadmap Aims & Directions

Release Schedules

Architecture Development

Focus for 2009

Services and Support

OpenAthens Roadmap Aims For institutions - Increase value and reduce risk Greater choice Future-proofing For Administrators – Increase capability and reduce workload Greater functionality Increase Usability For Learner/Researchers – Increase value and engagement Align with internet usability Broader, integrated functionality

For institutions - Increase value and reduce risk

Greater choice

Future-proofing

For Administrators – Increase capability and reduce workload

Greater functionality

Increase Usability

For Learner/Researchers – Increase value and engagement

Align with internet usability

Broader, integrated functionality

Roadmap Directions Openness and Standards Compliance OpenAthens LA and SP Multi-federation support Administrator Usability & Tools Processes & Interface Toolbar Learner/Researcher Usability & Tools Resource Discovery and Management Interface Toolbar

Openness and Standards Compliance

OpenAthens LA and SP

Multi-federation support

Administrator Usability & Tools

Processes & Interface

Toolbar

Learner/Researcher Usability & Tools

Resource Discovery and Management

Interface

Toolbar

Release Schedules Major functionality releases Bi-Annual - Jan/July Minor functionality releases Quarterly Compliance, servicing and bug fixes As required

Major functionality releases

Bi-Annual - Jan/July

Minor functionality releases

Quarterly

Compliance, servicing and bug fixes

As required

The Athens Architecture Athens Identity Broker Managed Directory Service Providers using Athens Service Providers using Athens Service Providers using Athens Service Providers using Athens Institution Using AthensDA Local Authentication AthensDA + Identity Broker Athens Managed Directory + Identity Broker

Federated Access Management Service Providers using Shibboleth Institution Using Shibboleth UK Federation WAYF

OpenAthens Architecture Development Service Providers using Athens Service Providers using Athens Service Providers using Athens Service Providers using Athens Service Provider using Shibboleth OpenAthens Subscription Shibboleth + OpenAthens Identity Broker Athens Identity Broker Managed Directory Institution Using AthensDA Institution Using OpenAthens LA OpenAthens Identity Broker Managed Directory UK Federation WAYF Institution Using Shibboleth OpenAthens SP 1.1 Athens Module Shib Module OpenAthens LA 2.0 Athens Module Shib Module

Focus for 2009 OpenAthens LA & OpenAthens MD Admin Usability and Tools Learner/Researcher Usability and Tools OpenAthens SP Service & Support

OpenAthens LA & OpenAthens MD

Admin Usability and Tools

Learner/Researcher Usability and Tools

OpenAthens SP

Service & Support

OpenAthens LA and OpenAthens MD OpenAthens LA 1.0 = AthensDA OpenAthens LA 2.0 Based on the same platform as OpenAthens SP Athens module SAML 1.1,2.0 (Shibboleth 1.3, 2.0) module OpenAthens MD 1.0 -> 1.1 -> 2.0 Email addresses as usernames (optional) Refine self-registration Refining fine-grained authorisation support Multi-federation support

OpenAthens LA 1.0 = AthensDA

OpenAthens LA 2.0

Based on the same platform as OpenAthens SP

Athens module

SAML 1.1,2.0 (Shibboleth 1.3, 2.0) module

OpenAthens MD 1.0 -> 1.1 -> 2.0

Email addresses as usernames (optional)

Refine self-registration

Refining fine-grained authorisation support

Multi-federation support

Administrator Usability and Tools Focus on Administrator Interface and Toolbars Usability Update interface – more intuitive Short cuts to common functions Configurable NEW Admin Toolbar Commonly used functions Configurable from the Admin interface Messages Service status, maintenance notices Diagnostics

Focus on Administrator Interface and Toolbars

Usability

Update interface – more intuitive

Short cuts to common functions

Configurable

NEW Admin Toolbar

Commonly used functions

Configurable from the Admin interface

Messages

Service status, maintenance notices

Diagnostics

Learner & Researcher Usability and Tools Usability Improve accessibility (eg for visually impaired) Improve panel selector Bookmarking Increase Admin/User configurability “ Add to MyAthens” button for library and service provider web sites Manage configuration of toolbar Toolbar/Browser extensions Single-Sign-On to ALL resources (IdP discovery) One-click access to resources Downloadable at library and service provider web sites

Usability

Improve accessibility (eg for visually impaired)

Improve panel selector

Bookmarking

Increase Admin/User configurability

“ Add to MyAthens” button for library and service provider web sites

Manage configuration of toolbar

Toolbar/Browser extensions

Single-Sign-On to ALL resources (IdP discovery)

One-click access to resources

Downloadable at library and service provider web sites

OpenAthens SP Used by Service Providers - Available as part of UK HE/FE OpenAthens subscription Multi-protocol support OpenAthens SP 1.1 - Athens, SAML 1.1/2.0 (Shibboleth 1.3/2.0) OpenID, Cardspace OpenAthens SP 2.0 – Extensions/Configurations for Multi-federation support Multi-federation support OpenAthens SP 1.1 – UK federation OpenAthens SP 2.0 – SURFNet, InCommon, CRU (French Federation)..?

Used by Service Providers - Available as part of UK HE/FE OpenAthens subscription

Multi-protocol support

OpenAthens SP 1.1 - Athens, SAML 1.1/2.0 (Shibboleth 1.3/2.0) OpenID, Cardspace

OpenAthens SP 2.0 – Extensions/Configurations for Multi-federation support

Multi-federation support

OpenAthens SP 1.1 – UK federation

OpenAthens SP 2.0 – SURFNet, InCommon, CRU (French Federation)..?

Services and Support Tech Support Web Interface v1.1 - based on feedback v2.0 – integration, usability and configurability Service Information Service availability, overall statistics Institution specific statistics Administrator Forum/Knowledgebase sharing service knowledge answers to current/common issues monitoring and input from Tech Support

Tech Support Web Interface

v1.1 - based on feedback

v2.0 – integration, usability and configurability

Service Information

Service availability, overall statistics

Institution specific statistics

Administrator Forum/Knowledgebase

sharing service knowledge

answers to current/common issues

monitoring and input from Tech Support

Summary Aims Increase flexibility, functionality and ease-of-use Roadmap Directions Open, Compliant, Admin and User tools Release Schedules Major Jan/Jul, Minor Mar/Oct Focus for 2009 - OpenAthens LA 2.0, Usability & Toolbars Services and Support Tech Support Web Interface

Aims

Increase flexibility, functionality and ease-of-use

Roadmap Directions

Open, Compliant, Admin and User tools

Release Schedules

Major Jan/Jul, Minor Mar/Oct

Focus for 2009

- OpenAthens LA 2.0, Usability & Toolbars

Services and Support

Tech Support Web Interface