Napster Shibboleth Target PSU/Napster Technical Integration R. Ramos [email protected].
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Transcript of Napster Shibboleth Target PSU/Napster Technical Integration R. Ramos [email protected].
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Discussion Outline
Napster University Program
PSU Basic Requirements
Napster Authorization/Authentication
PSU Shibboleth Authorization/Authentication
PSU/Napster Music Subscription Registration
PSU/Napster Music Service Usage
PSU/Napster Music Subscription Renewal
Napster Target Hardware
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Napster University Program
Provide a legal online music service to Universities
Optional installation of local cache to help save on bandwidth costs
Universities Participating so far include:
– PSU, the first University to participate in the program
– U of R, second University to participate
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PSU Basic Requirements
Restricted access to special university music subscription
Keep user identities private
Each user is allowed to sign up for a single account
Required use of Shibboleth
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NapsterAuthorization/Authentication
Authorization
– Valid credit required
– Monthly verification of credit card
Authentication
– Username and password captured during registration is used for login
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PSU Shibboleth Authorization/Authentication
Authorization
– PSU administered and maintained which users were allowed to use the music service each semester
– No credit card required
Authentication
– Shibboleth username and password
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PSU/NapsterMusic Subscription Registration
PSU Shibboleth authentication used to access Napster registration
PSU Shibboleth used to authorize access to special university music subscription
Users are uniquely identified with opaque handle from PSU Origin
Custom built Napster registration for shibboleth
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PSU/NapsterMusic Service Usage
Restricted access to special university music subscription already handled by registration using Shibboleth
Shibboleth no longer needed to use music service for the duration of the semester
Napster authentication is all that is required to access the music service on or off campus
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PSU/NapsterMusic Subscription Renewal
Music subscription expires at end of each semester
PSU Shibboleth used for authentication and authorization to reactivate special university music subscription
User are uniquely identified with opaque handle from PSU Origin
Subscription is automatically renewed without having to go through another registration
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NapsterProduction Target Platform
Apache 1.3.27 w/mod_perl
Linux Red Hat 7.3
BigIP Load Balancer
Server Cluster
– 2 Servers - Dual 2GHz PIIIs w/1GB RAM
