Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Athens to Shibboleth looks like a rocky transition
There's an interesting viewpoint from Andy Powell at Eduserv on the recent breakdown of negotiations between JISC and Eduserv about funding of the Athens-Shibboleth Gateways.
I must admit that I hadn't realised that the change from Athens to Shibboleth was so imminent.
Athens has been the authentication method for access to academic rsources for ten years and Shibboleth is a newwer open standards-based identity management system aiming to reach that "single sign-in" utopia eventually.
The move to Shibboleth is a step in the right direction. But it is a shame that disputes over funding have arisen like this. I can see the views of both sides, but that doesn't help this initiative move on and only foreshadows further chaos as the changeover time gets closer.Labels: academic libraries, access management, athens, shibboleth
Link: posted by Helen Whitehead 8:23 AM
