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Does CAS do access control?

apetro — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:23:13 -0700

Applications usually require a more sophisticated model of user privilege beyond just knowing the user's username and that the user is "authenticated". Sometimes an application-universal role-based scheme such as modeling administrators, power users, users and so on is sufficient. But it seems that CAS doesn't implement role and access control features. How does one configure access privileges of users authenticated via CAS in a CAS-ified application?

CAS traditionally regards the problem of access control as out of scope.

Does Unicon have experience load testing Sakai?

apetro — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:47:27 -0600

Does Unicon have experience load testing Sakai?

Yes, Unicon has experience with load testing Sakai.

How many SSL certificates must I buy to implement CAS?

apetro — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:55:23 -0700

How many SSL certificates must I purchase to implement Jasig CAS?

The short answer is that you'll need one SSL certificate for your CAS server, all applications using the CAS Proxy Ticket Callback feature must also be using SSL (callback is via https://) and of course it's a good idea to be using SSL (https://) for all other sensitive information presented by web applications or web applications you'd like to present as authentic.

Can Sakai be installed on Mac OS X?

apetro — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:54:54 -0600

Can Sakai be installed on Mac OS X?

Yes, Sakai can be installed on Mac OS X.

Does CAS require that the web browser present the CAS login screen for user login?

apetro — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:56:22 -0700

Must the end user's web browser jump to the CAS server login page for user login?

I really want to know whether I could achieve users logging in via CAS single sign on without the application wishing to make use of single sign on redirecting them to the CAS login page.

The simple answer is that, yes, the end user's web browser should redirect to the CAS server login page for user authentication via CAS. This is a good thing. Part of the value CAS brings to the authentication sequence is centralization of the interaction with the end user for the collection and validation of credentials.

How does Sakai determine which tools to place on worksite "Home" pages? Can this be influenced by worksite type?

dmccallum — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:06:21 -0600

Site Type and Tool/Page Order Configuration

First, some background, which is taken almost entirely from the canonical source: John Leasia's semi-annual "Configuring Sakai" presentations

Setting Up uPortal 3.1.1 for Front-End Development

mpolizzotti — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:19 -0600

uPortal 3.1.1, by default, caches the CSS, JavaScript and XSL resources utilized in developing and managing the portal's front-end to enhance performance. Disabling this behavior in a development environment is vital to any developer working to enhance uPortal's front-end in a timely manner.

Do portlets inherently make a site less accessible?

apetro — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:54:52 -0600

Do portlets inherently make the site less accessible and are there specific techniques or strategies that should be used to improve the accessibility of portlets?

What version of Tomcat is recommended with uPortal 3.1.1?

carrowood — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:45:34 -0600

It is recommended that Tomcat 6 is used with the uPortal 3.1.1 release.

Can external email systems be integrated with Sakai?

apetro — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:19:32 -0600

Can external email systems be integrated into Sakai?

Yes, external email systems can be integrated into Sakai.

As always with integration, the solution depends on exactly what integration is desired.