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Jasig 2010 Identity Management Track
In which I describe the opportunities to consume identity management sessions at the Jasig 2010 conference.
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Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
Jasig 2010 Early Bird Registration
Early bird registration and hotel discounts for Jasig 2010, which may be the best Jasig conference yet, are available through January 31st. The conference itself is March 8-10, with supplementary seminars and opportunities before and after the conference.
Your Blogmaster:
Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
CAS and Shibboleth Co-existing in Mutually Beneficial Harmony
In this blog post I discuss use of CAS and Shibboleth in harmony.
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Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
uPortal Roadmap Webinar
I'm looking forward to the uPortal roadmap webinar tomorrow (Thursday December 17th 2009).
Your Blogmaster:
Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
Enterprise Portals as the User Interface of a Services Oriented Architecture
I had the privilege of presenting a Webinar today entitled "Enterprise Portals as the User Interface to Services Oriented Architecture" and in this post I share the slides.
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Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
Ten Minute Introduction to Jasig's Central Authentication Service
Here I share a YouTube video and PowerPoint slides for a ten minute introduction to Jasig Central Authentication Service.
Your Blogmaster:
Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
Open Source Reception at EDUCAUSE
Every once in a while, open source software really is free as in free beer. I hope to see you at the Open Source Reception at EDUCAUSE 2009, where I hope there will be free beer.
Your Blogmaster:
Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
Massively Multiplayer Open Source Authentication
In which I note Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft's historical use of the Jasig Central Authentication Service and Sony's current use of CAS.
Your Blogmaster:
Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
Cooperative Development for CAS progress on updating ClearPass
In which I share thoughts on Cooperative Development for CAS's progress to date in updating ClearPass and suggest attractive development issues for the program to next take on.
Your Blogmaster:
Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
Congratulations to Jen Bourey on becoming the Jasig Portlet Release Manager
In which I write to congratulate Jen Bourey on her election to the uPortal Steering Committee and on her becoming the volunteer Jasig Portlet Release Manager.
Your Blogmaster:
Andrew Petro
After graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University in 2004, Andrew stayed on to serve his alma mater as a casual systems programmer with the Technology & Planning group. His interests include automated software testing, application frameworks, and electronic security. Projects in which Andrew has been involved include the Central Authentication Service, YaleInfo Portal (Yale's uPortal implementation). and the JA-SIG uPortal project. Andrew serves as the release engineer for uPortal 2.6.x (previously for 2.5.x) and has been published in the Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery on the topic of electronic voting. In fall 2005, Andrew relocated to Wisconsin and continued to work for Yale on a contract basis while starting part time with Unicon and in spring 2006 Andrew joined Unicon full time, serving roles since then including technical lead on Academus and on Cooperative Support for uPortal.
