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External LDAP Authentication through the firewall
From: "Di Fabio, Andrea" <adifabio () NSU EDU>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 09:28:20 -0500
I'd like to get some feedback on the pros and cons of allowing a vendor to directly query the internal LDAP for user authentication. I do understand that there tools out there like shibboleth, but at this point we have gotten a specific request to allow AD authentication through our firewall for an InterLibrary Loan Software. Save the: it should have been a well thought out process/project comments ;-) Sometimes we can control what other IT units do. The MS LDAP is our main and central authentication and GP. I am inclined to deny the request, but I would like to bounce it against you experts and possibly get some points for or against it that I can use when responding to the Library IT person and possibly to upper management. Thank you!
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- External LDAP Authentication through the firewall Di Fabio, Andrea (Jan 08)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: External LDAP Authentication through the firewall Matthew Gracie (Jan 08)
- Re: External LDAP Authentication through the firewall schilling (Jan 08)
- Re: External LDAP Authentication through the firewall James Cooley (Jan 08)
- Re: External LDAP Authentication through the firewall Michael J. Wheeler (Jan 08)
- Re: External LDAP Authentication through the firewall Flynn, Gerald (Jan 08)