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Introduction

  • The case for SSO (Single-Sign-On Authentication)
  • CAS vs LDAP vs OpenID

An overview of the CAS Architecture

  • System components
  • CAS Server
  • CAS clients
  • Supported protocols
  • Software components
    • Spring MVC/Spring Webflow
    • Ticketing
    • Authentication

Building CAS as an Overlay Project

  • Building and deploying with Gradle, Maven, and Docker
  • Utilizing custom and third-party source code
  • Managing dependencies

Configuring Authentication in CAS

  • Orchestrating authentication handlers via the authentication manager
  • Selecting appropriate authentication handlers and schemes
  • Testing the default authentication scheme
  • Principal Resolution
  • Transforming the user ID
  • Setting up "Remember Me" for long-term authentication
  • Configuring proxy authentication
  • Implementing Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
  • Limiting failed login attempts through login throttling
  • Configuring an SSO session cookie

Attribute Resolution and Release

  • Principal-Id attribute: Receiving the authenticated user ID
  • Attribute release policy: Releasing attributes to applications
  • Caching attributes: Storing resolved attributes
  • Encrypting attributes: Conditionally encrypting attributes

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • A solid understanding of security concepts (authentication, authorization, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Linux and the command line interface

Audience

  • System administrators
 7 Hours

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