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Digital Certificate Operation in a Complex Environment

Digital Certificate Operation in a Complex Environment. Matthew J. Dovey Oxford University Computing Services. Aim. …to provide a detailed evaluation and implementation of digital certificate services at the University of Oxford…

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Digital Certificate Operation in a Complex Environment

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  1. Digital Certificate Operation in a Complex Environment Matthew J. DoveyOxford University Computing Services

  2. Aim • …to provide a detailed evaluation and implementation of digital certificate services at the University of Oxford… • …to evaluate authenticated access to both local and remote resources by a variety of user types…

  3. Summary of deliverables • Evaluation reports for different stages of the process • Copies of policies and overall Certificate Practice Statement • Details of systems architecture and any open source adaptations • Project Web site • Summative report – practical manual

  4. Institutional context • Oxford University is large and complex • Oxford hosts regional e-Science Centre • Computing services includes secure access to web-based email; LDAP services; VPN service • Desires secure access to central IT support applications • Desires to optimise access to licensed content • Developing account management packages for RDN Subject Portals Project

  5. Partners • Oxford University Computing Services • Research Technologies Service • Oxford University Library Services • Systems and Electronic Resources Service • EduServ (Athens) • MIMAS (Zetoc) • Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (e-Science Centre)

  6. Oxford UniversityComputing Services Project ManagerSystems DeveloperEvaluation Officer Research Technologies ServiceIT Support Staff servicesUser registration E-Science Centre & RAL Stakeholder Group Library Services Organisation Admin & LegalServices EduServ Athens MIMAS Zetoc Computer Associates

  7. Primary tasks I • Modelling of administration and system architecture • Development of infrastructure/administration components • Including: server-side security; attribute server; certificate issuing service; storage and use of certificates; certificate revocation; bindings to existing services • Certificate policy & practice statements

  8. Primary tasks II • IT support staff services • Access to IT support services certificate compliant • Athens Devolved Authentication • Access to remote resources via Athens SSO and digital certificates • Mimas – Zetoc • Direct access to Zetoc services • e-Science • Provide institutional solution to management of certificates within regional e-Science community

  9. Summary • Development and implementation of digital certificate services within a large, complex university • Practical project with dedicated evaluation • Investigating administrative, legal, library and technical issues • Commitment to open source solutions • Will explore development of consultancy/advisory service beyond project

  10. Contact Paul Jeffreys / Michael Fraser Research Technologies Service Oxford University Computing Services Email: mike.fraser@oucs.ox.ac.uk URL: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/rts/

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