JA-SIG and Presentations/Speeches

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Improving Web Application Security by Using JA-SIG Central Authentication Service

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Title:Improving Web Application Security by Using JA-SIG Central Authentication Service (ID: SEC08002)
Author(s):Adam Rybicki (Unicon, Inc.) and Scott Battaglia (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Origin:Presented at Security Professionals Conference (05/04/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Enterprise single sign-on (SSO) adds another enterprise application to the list of mission-critical applications that an institution must support and maintain. This session will demonstrate how institutions are leveraging Central Authentication Service (CAS) to make their web applications more secure and improve user experience. Developed by Yale University, CAS is now supported and maintained by the JA-SIG consortium (www.ja-sig.org).

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The uPortal Project

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Title:The uPortal Project (ID: EDU07073)
Author(s):David W. Koehler (Cornell University), James Farmer (Georgetown University), and William G. Thompson, Jr. (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

This panel will tell the story of the uPortal project, a community effort to develop a free, sharable, enterprise-wide Web portal specifically for higher education. The flagship project for JA-SIG (the Java Applications Special Interest Group), uPortal has become the most widely used portal in production in higher education.

WINNER: 2007 EDUCAUSE Catalyst Award.

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From Reference to Reality: Going Live with uPortal at The University of British Columbia

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Title:From Reference to Reality: Going Live with uPortal at The University of British Columbia (ID: EDU0109)
Author(s):Dave Frazer (The University of British Columbia) and Paul Zablosky (The University of British Columbia)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2001)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Going from a reference implementation to a production service is a revealing exercise. The robustness, reliability, and controlled behavior required in a production environment do not come without cost. The University of British Columbia was the first site to go into production with uPortal, a community-developed, open source, reference implementation of a university portal from JA-SIG. UBC's experience illustrates risks and pitfalls and various measures of success.
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Going Live with JA-SIG's uPortal

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Title:Going Live with JA-SIG's uPortal (ID: CMR0102)
Author(s):Dave Frazer (The University of British Columbia)
Origin:Presented at CUMREC Conferences (Archives) (2001)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:JA-SIG's uPortal Web application framework has received a lot of attention since its introduction in July 2000. The University of British Columbia is among several universities who have utilized uPortal to build a horizontal enterprise Web portal for students, faculty, and staff. This presentation will discuss UBC's experiences with their implementation of uPortal.
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