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Punching data to the authentication server TNC 2002, 05.06.2002 Ingrid Melve, UNINETT, Bård H. Moum Jakobsen, Oslo University. Our goal. Access control in heterogeneous, loosely coupled systems Replacing system specific (and single-vendor) access controls
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Punching data to the authentication server TNC 2002, 05.06.2002 Ingrid Melve, UNINETT, Bård H. Moum Jakobsen, Oslo University
Our goal • Access control in heterogeneous, loosely coupled systems • Replacing system specific (and single-vendor) access controls • Protecting user's privacy in cross-institutional authentication • Replacing locally maintained userDB per server with a global authentication mechanism
Data flow, from birth to access control • FEIDE: Common Electronic person IDentity for Education • Authoritative systems • Building a user management system: BAS • Setting up an authentication server, exporting data from BAS • Collaborating authentication servers: indexing and referring
FEIDE system NIS FEIDE AD ?? Server S BAS AT C LT FS AT-index ?? SO Internal AT AT
Operational status • BAS • Operational at UiO • Several colleges partly operational, need to adjust schema • UREG software available • Integrates with Student Registry (FS) • Integrates with one Payroll System (LT) • Unique ID, current use • user@realm User perspective • SSN used internally • Support for multiple ID
Operational status (2) • AT, authentication server • OpenLDAP tested, small scale operational • AT-index • LIMS tested, about to go operational • Plugins for servers • Modified mod_ldap for apache tested, small scale operational • Java-API underway
Birth of data: the punching part • Authoritative data systems • Student Registry (FS or MSTAS) • Payroll Systems (should be Human Resource systems later) • “Others” from “sources” • Defining ownership of user administrative data • Data inserted by administrative staff
Who are your users? • Normal user categories are • Employees • Students • Others/aliens • Delegating rights is an administrative procedure, not the IT-departments department • Thou shallst tidy thy user administration
Seclusion of data: User Management System • Building a BAS • Importing data from authoritative sources • Integrity checking, based on SSN • Data export to Authentication Server, AT • Data export to AD, NIS and others • BAS is the processing part
Privacy of data • FEIDE is designed around protecting the user's privacy • Strong crypto to protect data transfer and storage • Never ask for more than you need • Support for multiple ID per person
Data model: eduPerson++ • eduPerson with extra attributes: • norInstitutionNumber • norOrgUnitNumber • birthDate • norSSN • Supplementary local object classes • norOrganization • norOrganizationalUnit • norPerson
Sharing of data: delivering the punch • Exporting data from BAS to separate server: AT • AT is accessed over LDAP from network service backend • Credential types • Username/password • Certificate • Role definitions • Policy modules
Authentication Index Server • Use LDAP redirects to AT • Indexing LDAP servers by extracting TIO-files • Currently using LIMS-server • Status: testing, about to go operational • Scales with many users (500k) and small number of LDAP-servers
Further work • Authorization • Scaling issues • Support for client certificates and smart cards • Building plugins for more network resources • Integration with perimeter control (Radius)
Who does what? • BAS providers (university) • User administration • FEIDE project • Testing, piloting, handbook • Proof of concept software (GPL) • Legal framework • Operational AT-index • Information and service providers • Replace local user database with authentication to AT (add plugin)
FEIDE system buildup • All Internet services need • A root • A data model • A transfer protocol • Root: AT-index • Data model: eduPerson++, unique IDs • Transfer protocol: currently LDAP
Why LDAP? • The hard part is defining roles and groups and rights, schemas exist (eduPerson, posixAccount) • Cross-platform implementations, sever backends • Read many, write few • Support for X.509 certificates • Indexing information from multiple LDAP servers, build on NEEDS • Familiar technology
More information • http://www.feide.no • Mostly Norwegian information,some in English • feide-bas@uninett.no • bard.jakobsen@usit.uio.no • ingrid.melve@uninett.no