There will be three IAP events related to MIT Touchstone, IS&T newest web authentication system.
1) An Introduction to MIT Touchstone: This session will provide an overview of MIT Touchstone. It will cover the overall goals and purpose of the system, the technology components, and its roadmap. This session will cover similar material to that presented during the October 23, 2008 ITAG lunch presentation. (1 hr)
2) MIT Touchstone Configuration: This session will cover the basics of configuring a web application to use MIT Touchstone. It will cover the configuration options available when using Apache's htaccess files, and the basics of the Shibboleth.xml configuration file. (1.5 hr)
3) MIT Touchstone Hands On Lab: This session will step participants through the installation and configuration of a simple MIT Touchstone enabled application on a Red Hat Enterprise 5 server. This will cover the use of Apache, Internet's Shibboleth SP package, and some third party applications. Participants will gain hands-on skills in configuring Shibboleth and getting their applications ready to use MIT Touchstone. (2.5 hr)