… (begun in previous blog). Back in ITC009 we discussed possible SSO (Single Sign-On) and Portal options available to us.
I’ve been frustrated because our current Portal does not seem to be easily configurable to integrate SSO with our MANY PL (PL/SQL language – Oracle custom programming) apps. On this side of the world (Residential Computing), the PL apps are 90% of the battle, so I’m VERY interested in SSO, Portal, etc…
Down yonder (UCS & the rest of campus) the big issues are other apps like Banner, Email, Calendar, etc…
So I’ve been majorly contemplating writing a ‘portal’ type application to control security, unify cookie security code and make access to my PL apps easier and centralized for the 5-6 groups that use them.
After much discussion and explaining design philosophy, Summer and I have decided on an SSO approach that should be able to be implemented relatively easily. I’ll build on that and use the SSO with a home-grown RezHall Portal.
It’s a lot of work, but it should make life easier for all parties involved (except of course, me). It’ll be some cool technology, and hopefully I can make it all work before September. Yee-ha!