Shibboleth Developers

[Tom Scavo <>]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 08:41:52 -0000 (GMT), Alistair Young
<>
 wrote:
> 
> In the VLE, we have to avoid namespace clashes. There may already be a
> joebloggs user account locally. All VLEs have local user databases AFAIK.
> So 
> 
>  would mark the user as external and coming in via
> shib.
> If they didn't, they'd continually get "invalid password" errors from the
> VLE as it thinks they're local.

This is what I was referring to yesterday.  The "local user database"
feeds off an administrative student information system.  If the
usernames are fully qualified in SIS, then they're fully qualified in
the VLE and all is well.

It is important that each student be represented in SIS, both students
and virtual students.  Otherwise there's no way for the institution to
keep track of who's taking what courses, and this information is
crucial for accounting and auditing purposes (i.e., it often
translates into $$$ for the institution).

Cheers,
Tom