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Application Integrationat the University of Málaga

Victoriano Giralt

Central ICT ServicesUniversity of Malaga

Advanced EuroCAMPBudapest

November 18th 2009

Start Hurdles A path Steps Bumps ????

An idealEnterprise Application Integration for Universities

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Application Integration


Central ICT clustered appsTools for collaborating




Central ICT clustered appsTools for colaborating

We want to provide tools for groups to work together

Group managementWikiBlogMailing listWeb ForumChatWeb file sharing. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup management

WikiBlogMailing listWeb ForumChatWeb file sharing. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup managementWiki

BlogMailing listWeb ForumChatWeb file sharing. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup managementWikiBlog

Mailing listWeb ForumChatWeb file sharing. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup managementWikiBlogMailing list

Web ForumChatWeb file sharing. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup managementWikiBlogMailing listWeb Forum

ChatWeb file sharing. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup managementWikiBlogMailing listWeb ForumChat

Web file sharing. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup managementWikiBlogMailing listWeb ForumChatWeb file sharing

. . .





We want to provide tools for groups to work togetherGroup managementWikiBlogMailing listWeb ForumChatWeb file sharing. . .






all of them sharing the same credentials






all of them sharing the session




The platform applicationa cure for our problems

1 application⇒ 1 problem




Application centricthe paradigm of the monolithic platform

The application wants to be everything to the user




The feature raceand endless rush to nowhere

Severe case of kitchen sink syndrome




The platform applicationa cure for our problems?

Applications have an attitude




The platform applicationa cure for your problems?

There’s one way for doing things




Provisioningbending processes to the attitude

It is possible to abide to the application’s desires

Devising provisioning strategiesUsing not much extended technologiesReciting obscure incantations...





It is possible to abide to the application’s desiresDevising provisioning strategies

Using not much extended technologiesReciting obscure incantations...





It is possible to abide to the application’s desiresDevising provisioning strategiesUsing not much extended technologies

Reciting obscure incantations...





It is possible to abide to the application’s desiresDevising provisioning strategiesUsing not much extended technologiesReciting obscure incantations

...





It is possible to abide to the application’s desiresDevising provisioning strategiesUsing not much extended technologiesReciting obscure incantations...




The institutionhostage to the application

personal tribute to Ingrid Betancourt




Users with previous experiencesthey bring expecttions




Are we doomed?what can developers and sysadmins do?




FIAMFederated Identity is coming to our rescue




Old modelrooms and walls




New modelan open seamless space




User centricuse the identity to put the user in control

Identity information help applications play together




Requirementsto follow the traced path

Our applications should

Collaborate among themselvesBe centred around the userReduce the burden on the userIntegrate corporate dataAccount for previous user experienceBest of breed applications for each serviceReduce the barrier to entry






Collaborate among themselves

Be centred around the userReduce the burden on the userIntegrate corporate dataAccount for previous user experienceBest of breed applications for each serviceReduce the barrier to entry






Collaborate among themselvesBe centred around the user

Reduce the burden on the userIntegrate corporate dataAccount for previous user experienceBest of breed applications for each serviceReduce the barrier to entry






Collaborate among themselvesBe centred around the userReduce the burden on the user

Integrate corporate dataAccount for previous user experienceBest of breed applications for each serviceReduce the barrier to entry






Collaborate among themselvesBe centred around the userReduce the burden on the userIntegrate corporate data

Account for previous user experienceBest of breed applications for each serviceReduce the barrier to entry






Collaborate among themselvesBe centred around the userReduce the burden on the userIntegrate corporate dataAccount for previous user experience

Best of breed applications for each serviceReduce the barrier to entry






Collaborate among themselvesBe centred around the userReduce the burden on the userIntegrate corporate dataAccount for previous user experienceBest of breed applications for each service

Reduce the barrier to entry






Collaborate among themselvesBe centred around the userReduce the burden on the userIntegrate corporate dataAccount for previous user experienceBest of breed applications for each serviceReduce the barrier to entry




Applications that play togetherCentered around the user




Authentication architecturemechanism independence




Authentication process




The gluethat holds pieces in place

We developed a mini framework for integrating apps

Minimal code modificationCommon operations

user logged in?authenticate userget attributesclose session

Interchangeable identity transports






Minimal code modification

Common operations









user logged in?

authenticate userget attributesclose session








user logged in?authenticate user

get attributesclose session








user logged in?authenticate userget attributes

close session





AgainApplications tend to have attitude

They keep wanting things




Issueswe have found in our quest

We have hit some walls along the way

Session clashCookie mixupApplication user storesTangled code. . .






Session clash

Cookie mixupApplication user storesTangled code. . .






Session clashCookie mixup

Application user storesTangled code. . .






Session clashCookie mixupApplication user stores

Tangled code. . .






Session clashCookie mixupApplication user storesTangled code

. . .






Session clashCookie mixupApplication user storesTangled code. . .




Thingsto make our apps play together

We desperately need

User decouplingExternal authorizationForget about provisioningProper group managementCollaboration management:Virtual Environments→ Collaborative OrganizationsLogout that really works





We desperately need

User decoupling

External authorizationForget about provisioningProper group managementCollaboration management:Virtual Environments→ Collaborative OrganizationsLogout that really works





We desperately need

User decouplingExternal authorization

Forget about provisioningProper group managementCollaboration management:Virtual Environments→ Collaborative OrganizationsLogout that really works





We desperately need

User decouplingExternal authorizationForget about provisioning

Proper group managementCollaboration management:Virtual Environments→ Collaborative OrganizationsLogout that really works





We desperately need

User decouplingExternal authorizationForget about provisioningProper group management

Collaboration management:Virtual Environments→ Collaborative OrganizationsLogout that really works





We desperately need

User decouplingExternal authorizationForget about provisioningProper group managementCollaboration management:Virtual Environments→ Collaborative Organizations

Logout that really works





We desperately need

User decouplingExternal authorizationForget about provisioningProper group managementCollaboration management:Virtual Environments→ Collaborative OrganizationsLogout that really works




Ideas anyone?Thank you



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