eduroam Louis Twomey HEAnet Library Services Day 20
eduroam Louis Twomey HEAnet Library Services Day 20 th November 2014
eduroam - What? • eduroam service provides easy, secure, and free Internet access for roaming educational users (= community-wide Wi-Fi service) • Users’ credentials are verified by their own home site (= federated Wi-Fi) • “Open your laptop and be online”
eduroam - How? • eduroam broadens a site’s Wi-Fi service to a larger user base (for Internet access) • Globally unique id’s/usernames (e. g. Louis. Twomey@heanet. ie) • eduroam provides federated authentication, nothing more • eduroam infrastructure links participating sites via a hierarchy of Radius servers
eduroam – How? Fig: A sample eduroam authentication
eduroam – Why? • Benefits for the roaming user (& Id. P): – – Simple (known credentials; configure device once) Secure (credentials protected; strong wireless encryption) Widespread Wi. Fi access, for free! Access to eduroam CAT (mobile device configuration tool – http: //cat. eduroam. org) • Benefits for the visited site (SP): – Reduced overheads (easy to accommodate eduroam visitors) – Protection (users can be held accountable)
eduroam – Where? http: //www. eduroam. ie http: //www. eduroam. org
eduroam – How to join • Talk to HEAnet • Requirements for SP (Service Provider): – Sign the Irish eduroam policy – Compatible local Wi-Fi (802. 1 X support on AP’s, Radius server for user authentication) – Informational web page for eduroam visitors • Requirements for Id. P (Identity Provider): – Sign the Irish eduroam policy – Radius server hooked into local user database
Some Usage Stats for Ireland • For 2013: – Over 122, 000 mobile devices seen – Over 4. 5 million authentications – 38% were non-Irish users roaming to Ireland • For 2014, to date: – – Over 226, 000 mobile devices seen Over 10 million authentications 34% were non-Irish users roaming to Ireland 70 eduroam hotspots countrywide
eduroam - Q & A
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