Ex Libris Patron Directory Services

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Ex LibrisPatron Directory Services
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PDS

• The PDS is a shared standalone component,
  serving all EXL products
• The PDS includes
• Authentication
• Single Sign On
• Patron Management Services

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PDS General
Patron Directory Services App
ALEPH
A P I
A U T H
Metalib
S S O N
P A T R O N
DigiTool
X
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User Login via PDS
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User login via PDS (multiple institutes)
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User accessess ML first (as Guest)
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User accessess ML after logged in at PDS
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User requests to login via ML
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User requests to login via ML
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Patron Management Service
Patron Directory App
A P I
http
EXL Application
P A T R O N
XML
EXL Application Look Up
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General
(A) http//host/app
Web Browser
EXL Application
(D) http//host/app/cockie
(C) http//host/app/cockie
(B) https//host/pds/login
PDS
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Shibboleth
What is Shibboleth? Designed for the exchange of
attributes across domains for the primary purpose
of authorization. Provides a secure framework
for an institution (Home, or Origin) to transmit
attributes about an individual to another
application (Target). Does not require the
Origin and the Target to explicitly form
relationships both need to implement appropriate
Shibboleth components.
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Shibboleth
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Shibboleth

• Shibboleth and SFX
• SFX is already a Shibboleth target (now beta
• testing at NYU and CDL)
• Attributes received from the Origin can be
  used
• for SFX thresholds (e.g., institution,
  division, user
• group)
• Possible directions
• SFX can pass attributes to the targets
• Sources, if being Shibboleth targets, can
  deliver
• the BASE_URL as an attribute to the SFX server