Trust Identity and Access Management Roadshow - Sierra Leone

Africa/Freetown
Njaja University | Njala

Njaja University | Njala

Eric ATTOU (WACREN), Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)
Description

With the support of the AfricaConnect3 project (co-funded by the European Commission), WACREN will organise a three-day Trust Identity and Access Management Roadshow for relevant targets within the research and education space in Sierra Leone. 

Following successful iterations in Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo, the Roadshow in Freetown is expected to immerse the participants in the fundamentals and modus operandi of the Trust Identity and Access Management framework and platforms offered by WACREN. 
 
Key areas to be discussed:
1. General overview of identity federations 
2. Trust & Identity in WACREN -  Africa Digital Campus and eduID.africa
3. The eduid.sl pilot - IdP hosting, resource registry.  Connecting to WACREN services, enabling new SLREN services.
 
Who will attend?
- Campus network administrators and managers
- Technical staff responsible for authentication and network security in R&E
 
Expected Outcomes
At the end of this technical workshop, participants will be familiar with identity management in a federated environment. They will aim to integrate their campus identity management systems into a pilot identity federation for SLREN members.

Registration
Registration for Trust Identity and Access Management Roadshow - Sierra Leone
WACREN Secretariat
    • 9:00 AM 9:30 AM
      Review of Current Identity Management Practices within NREN Institutions
    • 9:30 AM 10:00 AM
      Assess the current state of user management and access to application services within universities.
    • 10:00 AM 10:30 AM
      Tea Break 30m
    • 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
      Overview of Identity Federations and Access Management
    • 11:30 AM 12:30 PM
      Presentation of the components of Identity Federation and the approach to implementing and managing a Federation.
    • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:30 PM 2:00 PM
      Introduction to the SAML2 Protocol
    • 2:00 PM 3:00 PM
      Explain the SAML2 protocol and its use in the design and deployment of Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication and Identity Federation.
    • 3:00 PM 3:30 PM
      Tea Break 30m
    • 3:30 PM 4:00 PM
      SAML Web SSO Profile(Describe how the SAML Web SSO profile functions)
    • 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
      Recap of the Web SSO Profile and Practical Exercises
      • Creation of institutional IdPs
      • Generation and retrieval of metadata
      • Validation of metadata
      • Test the Web SSO profile with IdPs
      • Building a federation in registry platform
    • 10:00 AM 10:30 AM
      Tea Break 30m
    • 10:30 AM 12:30 PM
      eduroam

      Presentation on the use of RADIUS, EAP protocols and their use in achieving authentication on the eduroam federation for wireless network access while in mobility

    • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:30 PM 2:30 PM
      Presentation of the Switchboard Platform
    • 2:30 PM 3:00 PM
      Tea Break 30m
    • 3:00 PM 3:30 PM
      eduroam Exercise
      • Register FLR on the switchboard
      • Register IdP+SP on the switchboard
      • Add NAS (access points) on the switchboard
      • Update (clients.conf/proxy.conf) on RPS, FLR, IdP+SP
      • Configure NAS (access points)
      • Test user authentication (local/visitors)
    • 3:30 PM 4:30 PM
      Demonstration of Service Usage: Zoom,and eduroam
    • 4:30 PM 5:00 PM
      Policies and Best Practices for Identity Federation Management
    • 9:00 AM 12:30 PM
      DEA at NJALLA Campus: On site assistance to users: Zoom, and eduroam
    • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h
    • 1:30 PM 3:00 PM
      DEA at NJALLA Campus: On site assistance to users : Zoom, and eduroam
    • 3:00 PM 3:30 PM
      Tea Break 30m
    • 3:30 PM 4:00 PM
      Discussion and Planning for the Implementation of SLREN Identity Federation