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Phil Gates  
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 More options Sep 26 2008, 12:36 pm
From: Phil Gates <noemailspa...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:36:52 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, Sep 26 2008 12:36 pm
Subject: Getting the big picture
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I'm currently looking into implementing SSO for a wide range of web
sites such as Blackboard, Google Apps, Outlook Web Access and a
growing number of in house Ruby on Rails sites. These sites are
accessed both internally and externally by staff/students with AD
accounts and parents/agents with login details stored in various
databases. We are wanting to pull all this together and present it
within the Blackboard portal system. ESOE looks like it may have the
feature set required to bring all this together.

I'm assuming that you require an appropriate SPEP instance for each
application server technology eg java, apache and IIS. Do you also
require separate instances for each different security scenario or is
this governed by the Service Authorization Policy for each service/
website?

I'm just trying to piece together the big picture of how the various
components work and flow together. (sorry about the format, may
require wide screen)

1 User's first access to a protected site
Browser         =>   Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
2 Application Server redirects to SPEP
Browser                 Application Server      =>   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
2a Uses integrated authentication if available
or 2b SPEP displays login screen
Browser         <=   Application Server      <=   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
3 SPEP validates with ESOE
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP    =>   ESOE            LDAP/DB
4 ESOE validates against the appropriate data source
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP            ESOE    <=>       LDAP/DB
5 ESOE returns session ticket to SPEP
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP    <=   ESOE            LDAP/DB
6 SPEP returns session ticket to Application Server
Browser                 Application Server      <=   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
7 Application Server begins user session based on details in session
ticket
8 Application returns session ticket to browser
Browser         <=   Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
9 Browser stores session ticket as cookie
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB

1 User's subsequent access to a protected site with ticket
Browser         =>   Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
2 Application Server validates ticket with SPEP
Browser                 Application Server      =>   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
3 SPEP validates ticket with ESOE
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP    <=>       ESOE            LDAP/DB
4 SPEP returns validated to Application Server
Browser                 Application Server      <=   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
5 Application returns content to browser
Browser         <=   Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB

1 User logs off one site
Browser         =>   Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
2 Application Server invalidates ticket with SPEP
Browser                 Application Server      =>   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
3 SPEP invalidates ticket with ESOE
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP    <=>       ESOE            LDAP/DB
4 SPEP returns in validated to Application Server
Browser                 Application Server      <=   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
5 Application server ends user session

1 User accesses another protected site with ticket
Browser         =>   Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
2 Application Server validates ticket with SPEP
Browser                 Application Server      =>   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
3 SPEP validates ticket with ESOE
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP    =>   ESOE            LDAP/DB
4 ESOE returns invalidated to SPEP
Browser                 Application Server              SPEP    =>   ESOE            LDAP/DB
5 SPEP returns invalidated to Application Server
Browser                 Application Server      <=   SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB
6 Application server ends user session
9 Application server instructs browser to destroy session ticket
Browser         <=   Application Server              SPEP            ESOE            LDAP/DB

Cheers,

Phillip


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Bradley Beddoes  
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 More options Sep 26 2008, 2:09 pm
From: Bradley Beddoes <bedd...@intient.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:09:44 +1000
Local: Fri, Sep 26 2008 2:09 pm
Subject: Re: [esoe-users] Getting the big picture
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Hi Phil,
Sounds like a large interesting project.

There is essentially a 1:1 mapping between SPEP and application (though
you can configure a single SPEP to reside over multiple WAR files in a
tomcat instance for example). Each SPEP instance can then have multiple
policy files to enforce access constraints as required.

Your flows are almost correct. However SPEP does no local
authentication, nor does it pass on a ticket to the application, it
physically sits in the request path and does validation on your behalf.

Also a user authenticates to the core ESOE system once per browser
session, via integrated authentication, user/pass, token or whatever you
choose. The first visit to any SPEP instance invokes a SAML exchange
between the SPEP instance and core ESOE deployment. This creates a new
session for the SPEP and does identity attribute transfer.

Logoff also is global, we call this Single Logout. You log out of one
application and your logged out of them all.

Does that assist ?

regards,
Bradley

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Bradley Beddoes
Lead Software Architect
Intient Pty Ltd

http://www.intient.com

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Phil Gates  
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 More options Nov 3 2008, 11:16 am
From: Phil Gates <noemailspa...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:16:23 -0800 (PST)
Local: Mon, Nov 3 2008 11:16 am
Subject: Re: Getting the big picture
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I have installed ESOE on a test server but I am having issues getting
into the service manager. It is authenticating correctly using either
LDAP or SPNEGO, but isn't redirecting and doesn't appear to be
creating any cookies. The only error messages I can see in the logs
are:

2008-10-30 10:55:14,782 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.Initializer - Got SPEP object. Class
is: com.qut.middleware.spep.impl.SPEPProxyImpl. Creating proxy.
2008-10-30 10:55:14,784 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Calling com.qut.middleware.spep.SPEPProxy method isStarted(0 args).
Target type is com.qut.middleware.spep.impl.SPEPProxyImpl
2008-10-30 10:55:14,784 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Returned type is java.lang.Boolean. Trying to auto-proxy
2008-10-30 10:55:14,784 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Resolved class to local class name: java.lang.Boolean. Class loader:
couldn't get classloader name
2008-10-30 10:55:14,785 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Calling com.qut.middleware.spep.SPEPProxy method isLazyInit(0 args).
Target type is com.qut.middleware.spep.impl.SPEPProxyImpl
2008-10-30 10:55:14,785 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Returned type is java.lang.Boolean. Trying to auto-proxy
2008-10-30 10:55:14,785 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Resolved class to local class name: java.lang.Boolean. Class loader:
couldn't get classloader name
2008-10-30 10:55:14,785 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.SPEPFilter - Failed all avenues to
provide access to content
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Calling com.qut.middleware.spep.SPEPProxy method getServiceHost(0
args). Target type is com.qut.middleware.spep.impl.SPEPProxyImpl
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Returned type is java.lang.String. Trying to auto-proxy
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Resolved class to local class name: java.lang.String. Class loader:
couldn't get classloader name
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Calling com.qut.middleware.spep.SPEPProxy method getServiceHost(0
args). Target type is com.qut.middleware.spep.impl.SPEPProxyImpl
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Returned type is java.lang.String. Trying to auto-proxy
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Resolved class to local class name: java.lang.String. Class loader:
couldn't get classloader name
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Calling com.qut.middleware.spep.SPEPProxy method getServiceHost(0
args). Target type is com.qut.middleware.spep.impl.SPEPProxyImpl
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Returned type is java.lang.String. Trying to auto-proxy
2008-10-30 10:55:14,786 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Resolved class to local class name: java.lang.String. Class loader:
couldn't get classloader name
2008-10-30 10:55:14,787 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Calling com.qut.middleware.spep.SPEPProxy method getSsoRedirect(0
args). Target type is com.qut.middleware.spep.impl.SPEPProxyImpl
2008-10-30 10:55:14,787 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Returned type is java.lang.String. Trying to auto-proxy
2008-10-30 10:55:14,787 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.proxy.GenericObjectInvocationHandler -
Resolved class to local class name: java.lang.String. Class loader:
couldn't get classloader name
2008-10-30 10:55:14,787 DEBUG
com.qut.middleware.spep.filter.SPEPFilter - Redirecting to
http://esoe.<site>.<domain>.com/spep/sso?redirectURL=aHR0cDovL2Vzb2Uuc3RyYXRoLmFjZ2Vkd S5jb20vZXNvZW1hbmFnZXIvbWFuYWdlci9pbmRleC5odG0=
to establish secure session

Everything else seems to be running fine.

Settings from esoe.config are

# Domain in which esoe cookie should be available - should NEVER be
set institution wide
sessionDomain=esoe.<site>.<domain>.com

# Domain in which discovery cookie should be available - MUST be set
institution wide
commonDomain=<domain>.com

Can you provide any hints as to how to get this going?

Cheers,

Phillip


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Bradley Beddoes  
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 More options Nov 3 2008, 11:58 am
From: Bradley Beddoes <bedd...@intient.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:58:43 +1000
Local: Mon, Nov 3 2008 11:58 am
Subject: Re: [esoe-users] Re: Getting the big picture
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Hi Phil,

Does your browser redirect to:
http://esoe.<site>.<domain>.com/spep/sso?redirectURL=aHR0cDovL2Vzb2Uuc3RyYXRoLmFjZ2Vkd S5jb20vZXNvZW1hbmFnZXIvbWFuYWdlci9pbmRleC5odG0=

If so where does the browser end up before it stops? (I assume your
describing a scenario where the browser loop is stalling at some location).

What version of the software are you running?.

regards,
Bradley


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