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		CAS and NAUauthZ implementation
		This page includes useful links and other information on the Systems Integration and Architecture Group's plans for the replacement of NAUAuth version 3. Last Updated: December 03, 2008

Documentation - This is the central documentation repository for the CAS NAUauthZ project, documentation will be added here when the various pieces are nearing completion.

General Documentation, Getting Started

Web Developer Documentation (How to protect your web pages, previous called Client User Documentation)

Apache 1 and 2 (Servers jan, dana, www2, nuxi, sapphire)
Internet Information Server (Version 5 and 6) (Servers www4, www5, www6)
Tomcat (Tomcat 5.5)

Web Server Installation and Configuration (For Web Admins)

Apache 1 and 2
Internet Information Server (Version 5 and 6)
Tomcat (Tomcat 5.5)

AuthN/AuthZ Server Documentation (For SIA Team)

CAS Server
NAUauthZ Server
Proxy Ticket Store

Project Goals/Requirements

Separate authentication and authorization
Support clients in the table below.

Table of servers implement.

Server	Platform	Status
CAS	java servlet	Completed. Used Yale CAS server with NAU modifications.
NAUauthZ	java servlet	Completed
Proxy Ticket Store	java servlet	Completed

Table of client platforms to support and how to support them.

Platform	CAS client	NAUauthZ client	Auth Info	Status
Apache 1	perl module	perl module	Environment Vars	Completed
Apache 2	perl module	perl module	Envirnoment Vars	Completed
IIS	HTTP module	HTTP module	Session vars for .Net and headers for everything else.	Completed
Cold Fusion	See IIS	See ISS	See IIS
Tomcat	java client (servlet filter)	java client (servlet filter)	Enviroment Vars, Session Vars	Completed
uPortal	Security Context	N/A (use uPortal groups and permissions manager)	iPerson Object	Completed
LDAP Server	Sun One Directory Server authentication plugin to accept CAS proxy tickets	N/A (use LDAP aci's)	N/A	Completed
LDAP Web Pages	Sun One Directory Server authentication plugin	N/A (use ldap groups)	?	Cancelled and replaced with uPortal channel
WebSphere
Advantage Financials	java client (servlet filter)	java client (servlet filter)	Custom Header (tba)	In Progress
WebLogic
PeopleSoft	Complicated modifications to PS login process	N/A (use PS permissions)	Saved in Login People Code	Completed
WebCT/Vista	Vista CAS module	N/A (Vista permissions)	?	Completed

On-Line References
The following links are to on-line references that are related to CAS and NAUAuthZ.

Home Pages

Manuals

Related RFC's

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