Enable User Authentication (Dec 2021 - Feb 2022)
- Liana Giovando
Table of Contents
Introduction
Please review documentation and activity descriptions by February 28, 2022. You are encouraged to begin the integration process as soon as possible. User authentication with Alma and Primo VE should be set up no later than May, 2022.
Activities
Set Up Support Portal Cases
Once colleges have been provided the Alma test environments, ExL will set up Support Portal Cases for each college - one Alma one Primo for each college. IT personnel should be included as a contact in Support Portal Cases. Please contact your library if you do not have access to the cases. The cases will be used to provide instruction and support for college personnel working to set up user authentication.
Ex Libris will have a dedicated IT consultant to guide colleges through the setup. They will plan to meet individually with each college if necessary and set up meetings for colleges using the following Authentication types: SAML, LDAP, CAS.
Review Technical Documentation
OCLS Authentication Intro
How does Alma authenticate patrons (read entire page for a complete overview)
Overview of user management in Alma
https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/user-management
Supported schema
https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/user-management/authentication
Training Videos
LDAP Authentication - 3 min
SAML-Based User Authentication - 3 min
Integrate Alma Login with Azure (SAML)
Determine matching ID
Libraries should meet meet with campus IT staff to discuss any questions and identify a unique attribute needed for Alma authorization. Suggested attendees:
Library contact: library person who knows the unique IDs stored in the ILS
Server administrator contact: campus IT staff responsible for authentication (will know unique identifiers)
User management administration contact: campus IT person who will code the patron extracts from the Student Information System (SIS) and the Staff Information/HR System (SIS) as the patron update will need to send the unique ID to Alma via the patron update process
Documents
OCLS Authentication Intro https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/user-management https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/alma/integrations/user-management/authentication Video: LDAP Authentication - 3 min Video: SAML-Based User Authentication - 3 min
Integrate Alma Login with Azure (SAML) |
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Meeting Recordings
Authentication Q&A - Dec 9, 2021 - Meeting Recording: Dec. 9 - Ex Libris & Ontario College Authentication Q&A
Authentication Details - SAML - Jan 24, 2022 - Meeting Recording: Jan. 24 - Ex Libris/Ontario College Authentication Details - SAML
Authentication Details - LDAP - Jan 25, 2022 - Meeting Recording: https://clo-collaboration-spaces.atlassian.net/l/c/zV0LuHM2
Authentication Details - CAS - Jan 27, 2022 - Meeting Recording: pending