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Welcome to the OpenAthens Local Authentication (LA) homepage. Here you will find the list of contents for the OpenAthens LA installation and configuration documentation. On every page within the documentation you will find a link back to this page, which you should use if you become lost during the recommended navigation process. We do not recommend using the Contents as a means of navigating the documentation - please only link back to this page if you need to retrace your steps whilst following the recommended navigation procedure (as described in the OpenAthens LA - an introduction documentation).
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Contents
Introductory and pre-installation pages
OpenAthens LA - an introduction
Preparations for installing OpenAthens LA – administrative
Preparations for installing OpenAthens LA – technical
Runtime installation - pre-built virtual images
Installing the OpenAthens LA Runtime using our pre-built virtual machine images
Configuring your network settings for the Runtime using a pre-built virtual machine image
Ensuring the Runtime software is up to date using a pre-built virtual machine image
Ensuring the server clock is correct when using a pre-built virtual machine image
Obtaining an SSL certificate for the Runtime when using a pre-built virtual machine image
Creating a self-signed SSL certificate for the Runtime when using a pre-built virtual machine image
Configuring HTTPS for the Runtime when using a pre-built virtual machine image
Runtime installation - physical or pre-existing virtual machine
Installing OpenAthens LA on a physical or existing virtual machine – repository preparation
Installing the Runtime on a physical or existing virtual machine
Configuring your network settings for the Runtime on a physical or existing virtual machine
Ensuring the server clock is correct on a physical or existing virtual machine
Securing the Runtime on a physical or existing virtual machine
Obtaining an SSL certificate for the Runtime on a physical or existing virtual machine
Creating a self-signed certificate for the Runtime on a physical or existing virtual machine
Configuring HTTPS for the Runtime on a physical or existing virtual machine
Administration Console - pre-built virtual machine images
Installing the OpenAthens LA Administration Console using our pre-built virtual machine images
Securing the Administration Console on a pre-built virtual machine image
Updating the Administration Console on a pre-built virtual machine image
Testing access to the Administration Console
Setting up the Administration Console
Creating a simple authentication provider from a pre-built virtual machine installation
Connecting the Administration Console to the Runtime from a pre-built virtual machine installation
Administration Console - physical or existing virtual machines running CentOS or Red Hat
Updating the Administration Console on a Cent OS or Red Hat operating system
Securing your Administration Console on a Cent OS or Red Hat operating system
Testing access to the Administration Console using a Cent OS or Red Hat operating system
Setting up the Administration Console from a Cent OS or Red Hat installation
Creating a simple authentication provider for a physical or existing virtual machine installation
Creating a configuration for a physical or existing virtual machine installation
Connecting your Administration Console to the Runtime from a physical or existing virtual machine installation
Administration Console - physical or existing virtual machines running Windows
Installing the OpenAthens LA Administration Console on Windows
Updating the Administration Console on Windows
Securing your Administration Console on a Windows server
Testing the Administration Console from a Windows installation’ documentation
Setting up the Administration Console from a physical or existing virtual machine installation
Creating a simple authentication provider for a physical or existing virtual machine installation
Creating a configuration for a physical or existing virtual machine installation
Connecting your Administration Console to the Runtime from a physical or existing virtual machine installation
Federations and federated access management
Federations and federated access management
Connecting your OpenAthens LA system to a federation
Proxy module - same machine as Runtime using pre-built virtual machine image
Proxy module pre-installation considerations
Setting up the proxy module configuration when the proxy is to be on the same machine as the Runtime
Updating the proxy software when it is on the same machine as your Runtime
Obtaining a wildcard SSL certificate when the proxy is on the same machine as your Runtime
Configuring HTTPS for the proxy when it is on the same machine as your Runtime
Ensuring the proxy server clock is correct when it is on the same machine as the Runtime
Setting up the proxy site when the proxy is on the same machine as the Runtime
Proxy module - different machine to Runtime using pre-built virtual machine image
Obtaining a wildcard SSL certificate for the proxy module
Configuring HTTPS for the proxy
Ensuring the proxy server clock is correct
Proxy module - different machine to Runtime using a physical or existing virtual machine
Obtaining a wildcard SSL certificate for the proxy module
Configuring HTTPS for the proxy
Ensuring the proxy server clock is correct
Using the OpenAthens Gateway with OpenAthens LA
Accessing the OpenAthens Gateway using OpenAthens LA - Terminology
Accessing the OpenAthens Gateway using OpenAthens LA – introduction and registration
Adding OpenAthens metadata to the OpenAthens Gateway
Creating permission sets for the OpenAthens Gateway
Configuring permission sets in the Administration Console
Creating a test end-user for accessing MyAthens via the OpenAthens Gateway
Testing end-user access to resources available through the OpenAthens Gateway via MyAthens
Kerberos integration using OpenAthens LA
Using OpenAthens LA with Kerberos
Post-installation and configuration
Administration Console navigation – an overview
Keeping the Runtime up to date on a pre-built virtual machine image
Keeping the Runtime up to date on a physical or existing virtual machine
Keeping the Administration Console up to date on a pre-built virtual machine image
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