Thanks for the tip! I'm trying to understand the differences between:
*phpMyAdmin *SAML *OpenID *OpenVPN Could you give me a quick insight into how they differ, strengths/weaknesses, etc.? More details for The Wikipedia Library concept are at http://enwp.org/WP:TWL Cheers! Jake Orlowitz Wikipedia editor: Ocaasi http://enwp.org/User:Ocaasi [email protected] 484-380-3940 ________________________________ From: Derk-Jan Hartman <[email protected]> To: Ocaasi Ocaasi <[email protected]>; Wikimedia developers <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:26 AM Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] Creating a centralized access point for propriety databases/resources You could always create an OpenVPN gateway that provides access. Many edu institutions have the same setup to access those resources. DJ On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Ocaasi Ocaasi <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Folks! >The problem: Many proprietary research databases have donated free access to >select Wikipedia editors (Credo Reference, HighBeam Research, JSTOR). Managing >separate account distribution for each service doesn't scale well. >The idea: Centralize access to these separate resources behind a single secure >(firewalled) gateway, to which accounts would be given to a limited number of >approved users. After logging in to this single gateway, users would be able >to enter any of the multiple participating research databases without needing >to log in to each one separately. >The question: What are the basic technical specifications for setting up such >a system. What are open source options, ideally? What language would be ideal? >What is required to host such a system? Can you suggest a sketch of the basic >steps necessary to implement such an idea? >Any advice, from basics to details would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so >much! >Ocaasi >http://enwp.org/User:Ocaasi >_______________________________________________ >Wikitech-l mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
