KC-ROLO Project

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KC-ROLO Project

• Kidderminster College Repository Of Learning
  Objects
• Inter-Institutional E-learning

Graham Mason and Ed Beddows
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Project Overview

• Research into using Core Middleware to allow
  collaboration with other institutions
• Use Shibboleth to share E-Learning resources
  between Institutions e.g. -Projects
  -Repositories -Courses

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How we used to share

• Users must exist at each site
• Administrative nightmare
• Security issues
• Does not scale well

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The Shibboleth way

• Shibboleth Middleware sits between sites
• Home site is responsible for authentication
• The resource owner is still responsible for
  authorisation

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Benefits of Shibboleth

• Enables institutions to share resources easily,
  scales well
• Administrative overhead is reduced
• Security is enhanced because only one account is
  needed to access all resources
• Privacy is maintained, attributes replace the
  need to use usernames and passwords to authorise
  access

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Components of Shibboleth

• OriginUsers home site, provides authentication
  and attributes for users
• TargetResource to be protected by Shibboleth
• Where Are You From? (WAYF)Used to identify the
  users home institution

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KC-ROLO Shibboleth federation

• Consists of the following components
• OriginsKidderminster CollegeUniversity College
  WorcesterRSC West Midlands
• TargetsMoodle VLE at RSCRepository at
  Kidderminster College

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KC-ROLO Shibboleth federation
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How Shibboleth works
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More Information

• KC-ROLO project websitehttp//www.kidderminster.a
  c.uk/kc-rolo
• Shibboleth Project websitehttp//shibboleth.inter
  net2.edu/