[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen and LDAP

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

Yes, thanks for the clarification Dan.  So, based on what you've said, I'm
updating the Evergreen feature summary some of us are working on to "LDAP
supported."   I've added it as feature SA537 (System Admin 537) in case
anyone wants to review it.

The Comprehensive Evergreen Features Listing is a work in progress.    It's
a Google Doc for now at http://bit.ly/jbVg48.  If you would like to help us
update it and verify the features (or lack of features) that we've listed,
please let me know and I'll add you as an author.  It is available to anyone
to use now (but as I said, it isn't complete nor verified so take a salt
shaker with you).

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On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Gordana Vitez <gvitez at niagaracollege.ca>wrote:

>  Hi Dan,
>
> This is wonderful! I, for one, would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks!
> Gordana
>
> >>> "Dan Wells" <dbw2 at calvin.edu> 7/26/2011 6:34 PM >>>
>
> Hello Gordana,
>
> We are currently using LDAP to authenticate.  I may be mistaken, but I
> believe the code attached to the following message is still our current
> version, with the one exception of an "|=" which is supposed to be an "||=".
>
> http://list.georgialibraries.org/pipermail/open-ils-dev/2009-October/005293.html
>
>
> There are a few different methods for using LDAP to authenticate, but in
> general it is not especially difficult.  This code uses one common method,
> but could be altered fairly easily to support others if the need exists.
>
> The larger issue, as I see it, is working out the "scaffolding" (as Mike
> called it in the previous thread).  Since this has been lurking on my todo
> list for more than a year, I guess no time like the present.  I'll try to
> organize my thoughts within the next few days and post to the dev list, then
> return to this thread when something more concrete comes of it.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> --
>
> *********************************************************************************
> Daniel Wells, Library Programmer Analyst dbw2 at calvin.edu
> Hekman Library at Calvin College
> 616.526.7133
>
>
> >>> On 7/26/2011 at 3:39 PM, "Gordana Vitez" <gvitez at niagaracollege.ca>
> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Lori, thanks for the search suggestion. I should have mentioned in my
> email
> > that I did do the search but didn't find mention of anyone actually using
> it.
> >
> >
> > Jason, thanks for letting me know it's a no right now.
> >
> > Is this something other libraries might benefit from? Would this be more
> > trouble than it's worth to develop? or would there be interest in the
> > community to pursue LDAP for Evergreen?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Gordana
> >
> >>>> Jason Etheridge <jason at esilibrary.com> 7/26/2011 2:46 PM >>>
> >> If you go to the main Evergreen site (http://evergreen-ils.org) and use
> the
> >> Search Box in the right hand corner, you can search for LDAP and get a
> few
> >> hits from 2009.
> >
> > But to summarize here (since this thread is now also going to show up
> > in such searches:)
> >
> > No, no LDAP support for Evergreen currently.
> >
> > However, there are folks that import/overlay patron data on a regular
> > basis, including their foreign system passwords.
> >
> > It's also possible for other systems to authenticate against Evergreen
> > (using SIP, ezproxy, etc.)
>
>
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