Authentication software is what confirms the validity of a user’s credentials when they sign in to websites, wireless networks, etc.

Details

The authentication software used at OSU include:

Active Directory

Authenticates and authorizes users and computers to the network; assigns and enforces security policies for all computers and installs and updates software.

Microsoft® Azure Active Directory connects IT’s Active Directory to Microsoft cloud services such as Office 365™, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

A directory behind the authentication services used to connect to, search, and modify Internet directories.

InCommon Federated Services:  Shibboleth IDP is a cloud hosted identity verification system allowing O-Key account holders to use their credentials to authenticate to other federation members.  Those members include but are not limited to other universities and systems run by federations of institutions or organizations that share a trust relationship.

Universal Authentication Service (UAS)

A web authentication service that uses Active Directory or OpenLDAP for verifying identity for access to the sites where it is used.

FAQ

The following sites are included in the InCommon/Shibboleth cloud authentication process.

• https://identity.research.gov/sso/sp

• https://okstate.csod.com

• https://shibboleth.irbmanager.com/

• https://sso.educause.edu/sp

• http://orangemail.okstate.edu/

• https://identity.research.gov/sso/UI/Login

• https://talent.okstate.edu

• https://okstate.my.irbmanager.com/

• http://www.educause.edu/

• https://campuslink.okstate.edu; http://www.aleks.com/okstate; http://www.hathitrust.org/; https://okstatemgmt.sona-systems.com; https://okstatemktg.sona-systems.com

• https://members.orcid.org/institution-sign-in.

• https://tiger.hpc.okstate.edu/microbiome/

There may be other sites that use Shibboleth for authentication as Shibboleth can be used as a resource service