Hi This looks similar to something I have been thinking about recently
However I would go about it using openeId. But it would require all the databases sites to support openId. I think that the extensions exists to do this using mediawiki, but WMF projects do not trust/support this method of authentication. If all parties were to support this standard it would be possible to develop an gadget which could log users into all the sites at once. Do you know how many users have been granted access to each databases, this would be useful for estimating the importance/impact of this project. Oren Bochman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ocaasi Ocaasi Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Wikitech-l] Creating a centralized access point for propriety databases/resources 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
