{"id":2114,"date":"2024-05-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.overtsoftware.id\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2024-05-28T21:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:56:02","slug":"enhancing-security-at-cardinal-newman-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.overtsoftware.id\/index.php\/enhancing-security-at-cardinal-newman-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing Security at Cardinal Newman College: Implementing Shibboleth and Active Directory to Counter Growing Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minimising password overload and boosting enterprise security are 2 of the main challenges Cardinal Newman College faces to be a truly cloud institution. With the help of Shibboleth and SAAM bridge, integrating Active Directory has never been easier.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Established<\/span> <\/span>1978<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4500+ <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Members <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Preston, UK <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

www.cardinalnewman.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

63+  <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Curriculum for <\/span>A-Level<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>BETC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>T-Level<\/span><\/a>, and more<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

3500+ <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Higher education <\/span>student<\/a> enrollment. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

400+  <\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Leads, Teachers, and Staff <\/span>members<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

1000+ <\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Training<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Career Support<\/span> Members<\/span><\/p>\n

Solutions at a glance<\/h2>\n

Objective<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Although The Cardinal Newman College is \u201con the cloud\u201d, they are being hosted externally, and are still using Active Directory as the authentication source. Where the network manager still needs an extra layer of protection.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Data premises need migration and transition action in order to be able to use both Active Directory and Shibboleth. But, authentication requirements are needed for Shibboleth to authenticate against Azure AD rather than the ON-Premises AD.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Remove \u201cdependency\u201d in order to make Cardinal Newman College\u2019s dream of being truly cloud only institutions!<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Result<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Implementing SAML (an approach of using both Active Directory and SSO Shibboleth) will help Cardinal Newman College to strengthen user premises authentication.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Overt Software solution implemented a SAAM Bridge, an authentication module that allows users to bridge authentication between Active Directory and Shibboleth.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To fully achieve the goal of being a \u201ctruly cloud institution\u201d, cloud migration and configuration will help Cardinal Newman College to be a truly cloud only institution.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Challange<\/h2>\n

When a user is to access an application or domain, the IdP’s database does not have to prompt for their login credentials every time. Instead, these credentials are stored in the IdP’s database.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Identity Provider (IdP) confirms the user’s digital identity, authenticates them and sends their identity information to the Service Provider (SP), allowing them to access multiple applications and systems. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In Cardinal Newman College’s case, despite being hosted externally within the cloud, The college needed another layer of protection to help it minimise password-related risks, secure its data, and improve user experiences.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Solution<\/h2>\n

Shibboleth<\/span><\/a> is a well-known federated identity management solution which allows a user to access multiple or third-party applications and domains using one set of credentials. It links the user’s identity across multiple identity management systems (IMS) to access different applications securely and efficiently.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Active Directory and Shibboleth require one set of credentials to give users access to multiple third-party applications using both solutions. Despite this similarity, both Active Directory and the Shibboleth systems operate differently. Thus, Cardinal Newman College needs migration and transition action on its data premises to be able to use both Active Directory and Shibboleth. Not to mention, authentication requirements are needed for Shibboleth to authenticate against Azure AD rather than the ON-Premises AD.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

To solve this problem, with the help of SAAM bridge in integrating Active Directory and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Shibboleth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, users can access multiple third-party applications within the same domain or facility using one set of credentials. It also enables users to access platforms in various enterprise domains that are part of the federated configuration. <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Benefits<\/h2>\n

With an identity management system like <\/span>Shibboleth<\/span> and Active Directory, Cardinal Newman College now has greater access and can provide a number of benefits over traditional authentication systems. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a list of benefits that Cardinal Newman College has achieved with the help of Overt Software Solutions 24\/7 support team;<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n