3. Where next for OpenAthens SP?
Phase 1:
Simplification of setup and registration
Phase 2:
Move from ‘installed software’ to APIs
• OAuth/OpenID Connect
Improving the user-experience
4. Service Provider
https://sp.openathens.net
• Configure Service Provider
software
• Choose SAML federations
software is connected to
• Manage keys, certificates
etc.
• Register SAML entities with
OpenAthens
• Provide titles, descriptions,
logos etc.
• Manage keys, certificates
etc.
• Mark entities as ‘live’ or
‘testing’
Federation
https://fed.openathens.net
6. Simplifying setup
• Guided setup process in dashboard
• Clearer sign-posting of steps
• Much improved documentation
• Near instantaneous updates
• Faster turn-around on testing
7. Simplifying registration
• Separate registration for OpenAthens Federation
• No longer necessary!
• We are working with other Federations to simplify
registration
8. Applications define each
service that you wish to enable
access to via OpenAthens.
Connections define how
applications are connected to
identity providers for
authentication.
Accounts control access to the
dashboard
Activity shows notifications and
recent changes to configurations
(not initially available in beta)
10. Phase 2:
OpenAthens SP Cloud
Identity
provider
Service Provider
Identity
provider
Identity
provider
SAML connector
App1 App2 App3
SAML
OAuth/OpenID Connect
REST
Multiple applications can
share the same connector
SAML connector available
as a service
11. • Enhanced dashboard provides
• Configuration
• Access to logs
• Usage statistics
• Add additional applications without having to register multiple
SAML entities
• Easily build discovery UX
• “Discovery as a service”
Phase 2:
OpenAthens SP Cloud
12. Phase 1 due late September
Phase 2 due late 2016/early 2017
Questions?
13. OpenAthens SP dashboard beta
Register your interest in the poll which follows this webinar
or send an email to openathens@eduserv.org.uk