[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Multi-factor authentication and ASpace

Olivia S Solis livsolis at utexas.edu
Thu Dec 7 18:03:40 EST 2017


Thank you for the info! This is quite useful. I know that we would like to
use Shibboleth, so this is good news.

On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Christine Di Bella <
christine.dibella at lyrasis.org> wrote:

> Dear Olivia,
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> ArchivesSpace supports LDAP (see http://archivesspace.github.
> io/archivesspace/user/configuring-ldap-authentication/) and recently Mark
> Cooper of LYRASIS developed a plugin for people interested in supporting
> some other kinds of authentication, which is available at
> https://github.com/lyrasis/aspace-oauth. We can help your tech people
> with either of those through a support ticket if you email us at
> ArchivesSpaceHome at lyrasis.org when you get to that point.
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> We’ve also heard of institutions using or wanting to use things like
> Shibboleth (Mark Cooper’s plugin will also facilitate that) who have
> created their own plugins or custom deployments. People on the list would
> know more about those kinds of solutions if they’ve been implemented at
> their own institutions.
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> Christine
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> Christine Di Bella
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> ArchivesSpace Program Manager
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> christine.dibella at lyrasis.org
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> 800.999.8558 x2905 <(800)%20999-8558>
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> 678-235-2905 <(678)%20235-2905>
>
> cdibella13 (Skype)
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> [image: ASpaceOrgHomeMedium]
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> *From:* archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:
> archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] *On Behalf Of *Olivia
> S Solis
> *Sent:* Monday, December 4, 2017 12:37 PM
> *To:* Archivesspace Users Group <archivesspace_users_group@
> lyralists.lyrasis.org>
> *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] Multi-factor authentication and
> ASpace
>
>
>
> Hello all,
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>
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> So we are setting up our web-hosted instance of ASpace. Thus far we have
> been utilizing a secure VM that we have to tunnel into while we migrate all
> of our legacy data into the system. We want to set up a two-factor
> authentication system in our web-hosted version of the staff interface as
> we have a lot of sensitive donor data in the system. Our the service
> provider for our web-hosted version is inquiring as to the technologies
> ASpace uses to support authentication... LDAP, OAuth, or PAM. From our
> provider, "if it supports PAM then I’m pretty confident we have an easy
> path to supporting two-factor authentication, if not we have to get into
> the OAuth realm which I don’t think is straightforward yet, but we have
> folks around here with more expertise."
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> This is foreign territory for me so I'm directly quoting our contact.
> We've looked a bit at the documentation, but haven't found the information
> we are looking for. Does anyone have experience with multi-factor
> authentication and ASpace? If so, what mechanism did you use (technology
> and MFA provider)?
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>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Olivia
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>
>
> --
>
> Olivia Solis, MSIS
>
> Metadata Coordinator
>
> Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
>
> The University of Texas at Austin
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> 2300 Red River St. Stop D1100
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> Austin TX, 78712-1426
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Olivia Solis, MSIS
Metadata Coordinator
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
The University of Texas at Austin
2300 Red River St. Stop D1100
Austin TX, 78712-1426
(512) 232-8013
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