[Eril-l] Switching from EZ proxy to Shibboleth/Open Athens/SAML Where do I begin?

[Kathleen Folger]

Hi Jean,

Were you able to set up Shibboleth authentication using an opaque
identifier so there's no release of personally identifiable information? If
so, do you know which identifier each of the vendors you mentioned supports?

We've run into an issue recently with our campus IT department not
supporting the opaque identifier that another vendor said was the only one
they supported. I'm trying to get a sense of what identifiers are most
commonly supported by the library vendor community to make sure our campus
IT department will support it.  Thanks!

-Kathleen

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Kathleen M. Folger, Electronic Resources Officer
University of Michigan Library
312 Hatcher North
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190
V:(734) 764-9375
F:(734) 764-0259
kfolger at umich.edu
<kfolger at umich.edu>

My pronouns are she, her, hers – what are yours?

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 3:09 PM, Sibley, Jean J <bjsibley at wm.edu> wrote:

> Hi Donna, We recently switched from EZProxy to Shibboleth for over 200
> databases from our major vendors – Ebsco, Gale, and  ProQuest.
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> I started out working with our IT department – but once you learn what
> parameters are needed it’s pretty straightforward. Some vendors let you do
> it yourself through the vendor’s administrator module. For some, you can
> email support and fill out a form. Basically, you need to know your
> institution’s IDP entity ID, federation, and scope.
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> Also, the URLs for your resources need to be changed to remove your proxy
> prefix and/or sometimes append shibboleth and an account ID. I learned the
> hard way on this and had to re-do over a hundred URLs.
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> In the long run it has greatly improved our off-campus access to
> resources. And no more Oops! errors.  So when we go to buy a new product,
> one of the first things I ask is if they can be Shibboleth-authenticated –
> since many resources don’t play nice with EZProxy – and the stanzas change
> all the time.
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> Good luck! – Jean
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> Jean Sibley
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> Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian
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> William & Mary Libraries | The College of William and Mary
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> P: 757.221.3103 <(757)%20221-3103> | E: bjsibley at wm.edu
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> *From:* Eril-l [mailto:eril-l-bounces at lists.eril-l.org] *On Behalf Of *Dodson
> Donna
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 2, 2017 2:16 PM
> *To:* eril-l at lists.eril-l.org
> *Subject:* [Eril-l] Switching from EZ proxy to Shibboleth/Open
> Athens/SAML Where do I begin?
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am in the process of researching authentication methods for our students
> and faculty who use our databases and ejournals on and off campus. We
> currently have a library consortium managed EZ Proxy but our director would
> like to switch to something in-house that we could manage. We fear that the
> EZ proxy is often serving as a barrier to the information resources we
> strive to make accessible to our community. Has anyone made the transition
> from EZ Proxy to Shibboleth/Open Athens/SAML? I would love to hear more
> about the process and the details- what are the new products we need to
> buy? Do you have preferred vendors for these new products? Did you have to
> work with your IT department or is it something you did yourself? Any and
> all comments are welcome.
>
> Thanks in Advance!
>
> -Donna Dodson
>
>
>
>
>
> *Donna Dodson*
> Electronic Resources Coordinator
>
> Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Resources
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> Wadsworth Library
>
> *Mount Ida College*
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> 777 Dedham Street
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> Newton, MA  02459
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> T (617) 928-4010
>
> E ddodson at mountida.edu
>
> www.mountida.edu/
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